השוואת שיטות

	סולם הקשר לטבע	מדד הזהות הסביבתית
תחום	פסיכולוגיה סביבתית	פסיכולוגיה סביבתית
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	2004	2003
הוגה השיטה	Frederic S. Mayer and Cynthia M. Frantz	Susan D. Clayton
סוג	Self-report Likert scale	Self-report identity and self-concept scale
מקור מכונן	Mayer, F. S., & Frantz, C. M. (2004). The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of individuals' feeling of dependence on nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24(4), 503–515.	Clayton, S. D. (2003). Environmental identity: A conceptual and an operational definition. In S. D. Clayton & S. Opotow (Eds.), Identity and the natural environment: The psychological significance of nature (pp. 45–65). MIT Press.
כינויים	CNS, Mayer-Frantz Connectedness	EIS, Ecological Identity Scale
קשורות	3	4
תקציר	The Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) measures the degree to which individuals feel emotionally and cognitively connected to nature as part of their sense of self. Developed by Mayer and Frantz (2004), the CNS operationalizes the construct of nature connection—the felt sense of kinship, interdependence, and belonging with the natural world. The scale is widely employed in environmental psychology research, health outcome studies examining nature exposure effects, and intervention evaluations designed to strengthen human-nature relationships.	The Environmental Identity Scale (EIS) measures the degree to which individuals incorporate environmental values and ecological concerns into their sense of self—how central environmental stewardship is to personal identity and self-concept. Developed by Clayton (2003) from identity theory and social psychology, the EIS captures environmental identity as a psychological construct distinct from attitudes, values, or behaviors alone. High EIS scores indicate that individuals view themselves as 'environmental people' for whom conservation and sustainability are integral to who they are. The scale is foundational for research on sustainable behavior motivation, examining why environmental values persist and translate into behavior for some individuals but not others, and evaluating whether environmental interventions shift identity and thus self-motivated behavior change.