Construction and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Environmental Orientations in a Diverse Group of Children

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Effect of frequency and mode of contact with nature on children's self-reported ecological behaviors (2015, methodology): “However, there is also evidence showing that contact with nature can evoke negative feelings such as fear or disgust (Bixler& Floyd,1997; Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989; Larson et al., 2011). For instance, Bixler and Floyd (1997) found that nature can be scary, disgusting and uncomfortable for urban children”
The Effect of a Nature-Based Environmental Education Program on Children’s Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: A Randomized Experiment with Primary Schools (2020, background): “Regarding children, direct contact with nature is associated with a stronger emotional affinity towards nature [12], connection to nature and interest towards nature [28], pro-ecological beliefs [15], awareness about the importance of nature for people’s lives [29], and a sense of morality towards t”
Children’s Restorative Experiences and Self-Reported Environmental Behaviors (2015, methodology): “Researchers tend to agree that outdoor EE programs are those that have the strongest effect on children’s proenvironmentalism (Duerden & Witt, 2010), mainly due to children’s direct contact with nature (Cheng & Monroe, 2012; Larson et al., 2011).”