User:Elliottlee/sandbox

Motivation
Many people go into nature for leisure reasons, which means that they do so out of a desire to engage with the natural world. However, there are other types of motivation for engaging with the natural world. For instance, a child could be brought into nature because their parents brought them or a person could work in nature. Early research of why people used United States National Parks found that people went to nature because of (1) sports and play, (2) a fascination with nature, (3) it is a sanctuary, (4) it is part of national heritage, and (5) its psychological benefits. Since those early studies, researchers have identified a variety of reasons people engage with the natural world. These include, but are not limited to, achievement, autonomy, risk taking, meeting similar people, meeting new people, learning, enjoying nature, introspection, creativity, nostalgia, fitness, social escape, physical escape, teaching, and risk reduction. Motivation theories can also be applied to understand why people engage with nature and, subsequently, how to motivate people to engage with it. This could have substantial benefits for humans.