Research Article

Nature-Related Experience during Childhood in Urban and Rural Areas: The Case of Peninsular Malaysians

Table 1

Estimated parameter coefficients and standard errors (in parentheses) of the GLMM of the relationships between the experience with each activity and sociodemographic factors.

Number Nature-related activityConstantGender (male)Childhood home (urban)AgeAge childhood home (interactions)
YoungMiddle-aged

1Observing animals  
(0.841)
−0.082  
(0.308)
0.478  
(0.325)
−0.205  
(0.444)
−0.599  
(0.464)
0.209
2Climbing trees
(0.588)

(0.302)

(0.272)
 (0.443) (0.469)
3Fishing
(0.348)

(0.247)

(0.238)
−0.363 
(0.373)
−0.576 
(0.347)
0.438
4Catching frogs (0.351) (0.261)−0.068 
(0.267)
0.118 
(0.380)
0.015 
(0.349)
0.103
5Catching spiders
(0.382)

(0.282)
−0.294 
(0.293)
0.288 
(0.409)
0.023 
(0.380)
0.309
6Collecting flowers and fruits
(0.628)
−0.091 
(0.285)
−0.438 
(0.295)
0.592 
(0.415)
−0.027 
(0.368)
−0.069
7Eating self-collected fruit0.506  
(0.510)
0.298  
(0.256)
−0.219  
(0.257)
0.427  
(0.365)
−0.095  
(0.331)
−0.018
8Collecting herbs and weeds
(0.348)
0.072 
(0.273)
0.036 
(0.267)
0.030 
(0.363)
−0.406 
(0.340)
9Making a boat from bamboo
(0.416)

(0.012)
−0.244 
(0.332)
−0.247 
(0.467)
0.028 
(0.405)
−0.626
10Making a spinning top
(0.326)

(0.249)
−0.382 
(0.253)
0.569 
(0.353)
−0.292 
(0.332)
0.627
11Making a flower crown−0.204 
(0.318)
 (0.255)−0.451 
(0.248)
0.134 
(0.351)
−0.363 
(0.334)
12Making a bamboo gun (0.435)
(0.282)
−0.333 
(0.296)
0.160 
(0.388)
−0.293 
(0.359)
0.333
13Playing with soil or sand
(0.308)

(0.236)

(0.249)
−0.004 
(1.267)
−0.151 
(1.184)
0.259
14Collecting seeds and twigs1.068 
(0.572)

(0.109)

(0.055)
0.100 
(0.077)
−0.014 
(0.071)
0.165
15Playing in rivers or waterfalls
(0.500)

(0.334)
−0.013 
(0.333)
0.289 
(0.428)
0.624 
(0.411)
−0.063
16Sliding on river banks and slopes−0.418 
(0.343)

(0.248)

(0.243)
0.039 
(0.343)
0.001 
(0.316)
0.272
17Making kites0.155 
(0.389)

(0.256)

(0.250)
0.503 
(0.355)
0.157 
(0.323)
0.171
18Participating in traditional outdoor games
(0.685)

(0.345)
−0.406 
(0.340)
−0.515 
(0.449)

(0.402)

Total number of nature-related activities experienced−0.199 
(0.122)

(0.056)

(0.056)
0.082 
(0.078)
−0.137 
(0.072)

Significance: ; ; .