戶外遊憩研究 Journal of Outdoor Recreation Study  2021/12
第34卷第4期 Vol.34 No.4     1-36
DOI:10.6130/JORS.202112_34(4).0001  
自然體驗對兒童情感與自然智能發展之影響  


Impact of Natural Experiences on the Development of Affect and Naturalist Intelligence in Children


陳惠美
Hui-Mei Chen
摘要

大自然提供良好的學習環境,影響兒童的情感、認知與價值發
展。本研究目的在於探究自然體驗對兒童情感與自然智能之影響,比較都
市與鄉村地區兒童之自然體驗差異,並探討父母對兒童自然體驗的影響。
研究方法採問卷調查進行,針對新北市地區國小三至六年級兒童進行訪
談。結果顯示,自然體驗確實能促進兒童情感,包含:降低壓力、減輕負
面情緒、提高正面情緒、促進幸福感;以及自然智能發展,包括:提升注
意力恢復、提高自然智能、提升環境態度、促進行動經驗。而且,本研究
發現假日長時間在高自然度場所活動對於兒童心理效益較大;家長的自然
傾向對兒童自然體驗具有關鍵影響;城鄉自然資源不同影響兒童平日體驗
自然之機會。


Nature serves as a good learning environment for children,
affecting their emotional, cognitive, and value development. This study aims
to explore the impact of natural experiences on children’s emotions and natural
intelligence and compares these effects between children in urban and rural
areas. In addition, it examines the influence of parents on children’s natural
experiences. A questionnaire was administered to children in grades 3-6 in
New Taipei City. The results show that natural experiences promote children’s
affect by helping release stress, reducing negative emotions, enhancing positive
emotions, and promoting happiness. Further, such experiences increase children’s
natural intelligence by enhancing their attention restoration, environmental
attitudes, and action experiences. The study also shows that playing in a highly
natural environment on weekends produces diverse psychological benefits for
children. Parents’ natural inclination was another crucial factor in children’s
natural experience. The comparative analysis reveals that differences in natural
resources between urban and rural areas affect children’s daily opportunities of
natural experiences.
關鍵字
 
兒童發展、福祉、環境素養、自然度、父母的自然傾向

Children development, Wellbeing, Environmental literacy, Naturalness, Parents’ natural inclination