From the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, a new type of music: Environmental Music which had emerged in the field of the music, that was different from the previous environmental music and background music, while it had the a tendency to protect the natural environment. Most scholars speculate that this type of music can stimulate people's love for nature, concern for the environment, and effectively promote their pro-environmental behavior. However, since the birth of this type of music, all the explorations and researches on its significance to environmental protection had only stayed at the speculative level of the creative intention of music creators and the theory of music worked orientation, There had been no empirical research on the psychological mechanism of listeners caused by this type of music. In this study, the effects of the types, music forms and the interaction between environmental music and non-environmental music on the natural connection of Chinese young students were explored, and the mediating role of natural connection between music types (environmental music) and young people 's natural connection was discussed.. Whether environmental music can be used as an effective way to publicize and educate young people about the concept of natural ecological environment protection was preliminarily explored and tested.In study 1, the relationship between environmental music and adolescent students’ natural intimacy was investigated by online questionnaire. The results showed that environmental music can significantly improve the natural intimacy of adolescents. In addition, by examining the role of music form, the effects of form and the interaction between music type and music form on adolescents’ natural intimacy were excluded. The study 2 also used online questionnaires to further explore the impact of music types (environmental music and non-environmental music) on adolescents’ natural intimacy, and tested the mediating effect of natural connection. The results showed that: 1. Environmental music can improve teenagers’ natural intimacy and natural connection. 2. Natural connection played a mediating role in the relationship between environmental music and adolescents’ natural intimacy. By examining the role of music form, the effects of form and the interaction between music type and music form on natural intimacy and natural connection of adolescent students were excluded. The study also found that there was no significant difference in the effects of environmental music on adolescents' natural intimacy and natural connection under online and offline testing conditions. This study was the first empirical exploration and research on the influence of environmental music about the environmental psychological mechanism of Chinese adolescent students under the background of Chinese culture. In order to further explore how to create more environmentally friendly music that can improve teenagers’ pro-environmental psychology, and how to more effectively stimulate teenagers’ environmental awareness through music, so as to promote them to better care for the environment and protect the environment in the future.
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