Companion Animals: In Sickness and in Health

Siegel, Judith M.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1993.tb00915.x

Cited by 112 publications

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“…A number of reviews have concluded that overall pet ownership is associated with greater human health (e.g., Barker & Wolen, 2008;Siegel, 1993). For example, in a review of 30 studies published between 1990 and 2007 on the links between the presence of pets and human well being, Friedmann and Son (2009) found that close to two thirds of the studies supported a positive association between the presence of animals and human health, while one third found that the presence of pets was either not significantly or even negatively associated with human health and well-being.…”

Section: Health Consequences Associated With the Presence Of Animalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward a psychology of human–animal relations.

Amiot¹,

Bastian²

2015

Psychological Bulletin

275

202

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Nonhuman animals are ubiquitous to human life, and permeate a diversity of social contexts by providing humans with food and clothing, serving as participants in research, improving healing, and offering entertainment, leisure, and companionship. Despite the impact that animals have on human lives and vice versa, the field of psychology has barely touched upon the topic of human-animal relations as an important domain of human activity. We review the current state of research on human-animal relations, showing how this body of work has implications for a diverse range of psychological themes including evolutionary processes, development, normative factors, gender and individual differences, health and therapy, and intergroup relations. Our aim is to highlight human-animal relations as a domain of human life that merits theoretical and empirical attention from psychology as a discipline.

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Section: Health Consequences Associated With the Presence Of Animalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward a psychology of human–animal relations.

Amiot¹,

Bastian²

2015

Psychological Bulletin

275

202

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“…Animals allowed people to experience bonding. Siege1 (56) suggested that pets have a stress-reducing effect. As a result, support has grown for protecting the right of pet ownership for senior citizens living in the community and for encouraging animal contact for patients in long-term nursing home settings.…”

Section: Animals As Therapymentioning

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Health Enhancement and Companion Animal Ownership

Beck

Meyers²

1996

Annu. Rev. Public Health

138

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The relationship between people and companion animals, on the one hand, explains the bites and zoonotic diseases that occur among those with companion animals and, on the other hand, appears to enhance the psychological and physiological well-being of many people. Presently, no less than 56% of households in the United States have animals, typical of developed countries around the world. It is well documented that people denied human contact do not thrive well. All indications are that companion animals play the role of a family member, often a member with the most desired attributes. Animals play special roles for children, aiding the teaching of nurturing behavior and appreciation of nonverbal communication. Ordinary interactions with animals can reduce blood pressure and alter survival after a heart attack. For some, pets increase the opportunities to meet people, while for others pets permit them to be alone without being lonely.

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“…* P values correspond to comparisons between pre-and post-tests within schools in control and treatment groups Early Childhood Educ J (2010) 38:27-31 29 from the interaction with animals could be an important factor in Animal Welfare knowledge acquisition (Siegel 1993;Poresky 1996;Ogino et al 2007). This explains the high percentage of correct answers observed in questions related to farm animals (i.e.…”

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Assessment of the Impact of an Animal Welfare Educational Course with First Grade Children in Rural Schools in the State of Morelos, Mexico

Aguirre

Orihuela

2010

Early Childhood Educ J

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate if an educational package used for animal welfare teaching would have significant effects on the knowledge of first grade children in a rural area of Mexico. The research was conducted with 276 students in six public schools. In the experimental group, 177 children participated in a 10 week-long animal welfare education program that covered ten one-hour animal welfare topics. The control group, consisting of 99 children, did not receive the course. There were no significant differences (P [ 0.05) between pretests of the experimental and control schools (ANOVA). However, a significant effect of the program on the children's knowledge was found when the results of the posttest were analyzed using the pretest as a covariate (ANCOVA). Furthermore, the correct responses of the children exposed to the Animal Welfare program were on average 78% richer in concepts compared to responses from children in the control group. These results contribute to the growing body of research literature on the relationship between children and animals in humane education, suggesting that first grade children living in moderate economic conditions can assimilate animal welfare concepts.

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Companion Animals: In Sickness and in Health

Cited by 112 publications

References 14 publications

Toward a psychology of human–animal relations.

Toward a psychology of human–animal relations.

Health Enhancement and Companion Animal Ownership

Assessment of the Impact of an Animal Welfare Educational Course with First Grade Children in Rural Schools in the State of Morelos, Mexico

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