The examination of place attachment in camp staff and its association with connectedness to nature over the course of a seven day camp.
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The purpose of this study was to expand on the limited body of knowledge that exists on place attachment (PA) to a site specific area after participating in an activity over a short period of time； and to assess if there is a relationship between increased levels of PA and preexisting levels of connectedness to nature (CN). This study examined PA in camp staff (n＝62),in relation to Muir Woods,and its association with CN over the course of a seven day camp. A PA Scale (Williams & Vaske,2003) and CN Scale (Mayer & Frantz,2004) were administered to participants before and after camp staff training in Muir Woods. A repeated measures ANOVA found a significant increase in camp staff's PA to Muir Woods,in sub-constructs place identity (p ＜ .01) and place dependence (p ＜ .01),and an insignificant difference in CN (p ＜ .10) after experiencing a weeklong activity. Spearman Rho correlations based on place dependence,place identity,and CN indicated that overall there is no relationship between PA and CN (r ＝ -.123,rrrrrr.