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Testing the Biophilia Hypothesis Through the Human and Nature Scale on Four Continents
Radboud University, Netherlands.
Radboud University, Netherlands.
Vietnam National University of Forestry, Vietnam.
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2024 (English)In: Ecopsychology, ISSN 1942-9347Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
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According to the biophilia hypothesis, humans have a fundamental tendency to affiliate with nature. If this hypothesis is true, large majorities of people should express a high level of nature-friendliness (a tendency to affiliate with nature), and this level should have low variability across cultures. We tested this proposition using the inter-culturally applicable Human and Nature (HaN) scale. We compare the outcomes from 12 previously published studies that applied the HaN scale on four continents and show that a high level of nature-friendliness was indeed detected in all countries. We also demonstrate that the cross-cultural variability of the nature-friendliness levels was as small as their within-culture variability. Jointly then, these 12 studies offer strong support for the biophilia hypothesis. We share implications that are valuable for policymaking as well as further theoretical development of human-nature relationship research, particularly around relational values with nature and ecological virtue ethics. 

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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-76209DOI: 10.1089/eco.2024.0015Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85209091885OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-76209DiVA, id: diva2:1916600
Available from: 2024-11-28 Created: 2024-11-28 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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