Animal abuse among preadolescents directly and indirectly victimized at school and at home

Baldry, Anna Costanza

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“…First, although the finding that over half of the current sample (55%) reported engaging in at least one act of animal cruelty is consistent with previous research on animal cruelty in student populations (e.g. Arluke, 2002;Baldry, 2005;Miller & Knutson, 1997;Sanders & Henry, 2015), it is possible that participants may have exaggerated or fabricated their responses. While participants were asked to complete the measures quietly and alone without discussing their responses with anyone in order to reduce the potential effects of social desirability/peer pressure it must be acknowledged that the measures were administered in social areas of the University campus (e.g.…”

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Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Newberry

2017

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Associations between specific motivations for animal cruelty, particular methods of animal cruelty and different facets of impulsivity were explored among 130 undergraduate students. Participants completed an adapted version of the Boat Inventory on Animal-Related Experiences (BIARE) which asked participants to state whether they had intentionally harmed or killed an animal, the species of animal(s) involved, their motivations for harming or killing the animal(s) and the method(s) used.Participants also completed the Impulsive Behavior scale (UPPS-P) which assesses five facets of impulsivity. Over half of the sample (55%) reported committing at least one act of animal cruelty, and dogs were the most commonly abused species of animal. The most frequently reported motivations were Prejudice, Amusement, Control (of an animal), and Retaliation (against an animal), and the most frequently reported methods were Beating/Kicking, Squashing, Throwing an object at an animal, Shooting, Drowning and Burning. Significant associations were found between particular motivations and methods, as well as between particular methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity.Findings have implications for theoretical models of animal cruelty perpetration as well as offender assessment and treatment.

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Section: Limitations Of the Studysupporting

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Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Newberry

2017

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“…Bullying Empirical evidence from recent studies suggests that youth involved in bullying-both as perpetrators and victims-are more likely to abuse animals [9,26,29]. This relationship appears to be particularly true for males.…”

Section: Other Forms Of Human Violencementioning

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“…The leading antecedents of children's animal cruelty have been shown to be a) being a victim of physical or sexual abuse, b) witnessing violence between one's parents, and c) witnessing parents or peers harm animals [8,9,28,45]. In addition, being bullied and/or being a bully have also been linked to children's abuse of animals [9,26,29].…”

Section: The Co-occurrence Of Animal Abuse and Inter-human Violencementioning

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Examining the links between animal abuse and human violence

Flynn

2011

Crime Law Soc Change

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Empirical research has increasingly found evidence for the coexistence of animal abuse and various forms of interpersonal violence. Some researchers have even argued for a specific version of this relationship, namely, that individuals tend to move from violence toward animals, particularly in childhood, to subsequent violence toward humans. Others have suggested that the evidence for this graduation or progression hypothesis is weak and inconsistent, and that an approach to animal abuse that focuses on the link is misguided. This article begins by reviewing the research on the connections between animal abuse and interhuman violence. Then it critically assesses the evidence for and against the link, and discusses the issues and challenges facing future research in this area.

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“…To our knowledge, only one study investigating this connection has been published. Utilizing a sample of 532 Italian children, Baldry (2005) examined how animal abuse, abuse at home, and school bullying relate. She found that boys and girls who reported participating in direct school bullying were twice as likely to have committed some form of animal abuse when compared to their non-bullying peers.…”

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Bullying and Animal Abuse: Is There a Connection?

Henry

Sanders²

2007

Soc Animals

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In recent years, school violence has become an issue of great concern among psychologists, educators, and law-enforcement officials. Th e purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between bullying, victimization, and abuse of nonhuman animals. Th e study assessed bullying and victimization experiences, animal abuse, and attitudes toward animals within a sample of 185 college males. Results of the study highlighted the important distinction between males involved in single episodes of animal abuse and those involved in multiple episodes of animal abuse. Further, results highlighted the significance of the bully/victim phenomenon with regard to participation in multiple acts of animal abuse. Th ose who were above the median with regard to both victimization and perpetration of physical bullying exhibited the highest rates of involvement in multiple acts of animal abuse and also exhibited the lowest levels of sensitivity with regard to cruelty-related attitudes pertaining to animals. Th e study discusses theoretical mechanisms linking bullying and animal abuse as well as directions for future research.

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Animal abuse among preadolescents directly and indirectly victimized at school and at home

Abstract: The results suggest that discovery of animal abuse should prompt further enquiries about other problems that a child may have. Detection of animal abuse by a child could offer an early opportunity for intervention to alleviate internalized damage or other aggressive behaviour.

Cited by 84 publications

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Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Associations between different motivations for animal cruelty, methods of animal cruelty and facets of impulsivity

Examining the links between animal abuse and human violence

Bullying and Animal Abuse: Is There a Connection?

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