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Construction and Initial Validation of the Reese EcoWellness Inventory

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Over the past several decades international scholars primarily outside of professional counseling have begun shedding light on the restorative and wellness-fostering properties of the natural environment. EcoWellness, defined as respect, appreciation, and awe of nature resulting in feeling connected and experiencing wellness, was developed in counseling to begin the systematic study of nature in the helping professions. The 61-item Reese EcoWellness Inventory (REI) was developed to study this construct. Initial examination supports the reliability and some aspects of construct validity of the REI.

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  1. Department of Teacher and Counselor Education, Oregon State University Cascades, 650 SW Columbia St., Rm. 115, Bend, OR, 97702, USA

    Ryan F. Reese

  2. Department of Counseling and Educational Development, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Jane E. Myers

  3. Department of Counselor Education, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA

    Todd F. Lewis

  4. Department of Educational Research and Methodology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA

    John T. Willse

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Reese, R.F., Myers, J.E., Lewis, T.F. et al. Construction and Initial Validation of the Reese EcoWellness Inventory. Int J Adv Counselling 37, 124–142 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-014-9232-1

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