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Connectedness to nature and sociodemographic variables in Ecuadorian University students

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  • Javier Ávila-Larrea
  • Adriana Mora Bernal

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This study examines the relationship between the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) and traditional sociodemographic variables---age, sex, place of residence, and socioeconomic status (SES)---among university students, with a focus on the contextual influence of a female-majority academic environment. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, data were collected from 396 psychology students (66% female, 34% male) who were selected via stratified probabilistic sampling. The normality tests (Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov) indicated non-parametric distributions for the CNS, necessitating the implementation of Spearman's correlation, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U tests. The findings indicated an absence of a statistically significant association between CNS and SES (ρ = -0.023, p = 0.652) or age (ρ = 0.041, p = 0.415).

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  • Javier Ávila-Larrea & Adriana Mora Bernal, 2025. "Connectedness to nature and sociodemographic variables in Ecuadorian University students," Journal of Community Positive Practices, Catalactica NGO, issue 1, pages 73-93.
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