Evolution of research into the mutual benefits of human–animal interaction

McCune, Sandra; Kruger, Katherine A.; Griffin, James A.; Esposito, Layla; Freund, Lisa S.; Hurley, Karyl J.; Bures, Regina M.

doi:10.2527/af.2014-0022

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“…Pets seem to provide valuable supports in our communities by decreasing violence and increasing social interaction, for example. McCune et al (2014) also describe the numerous benefits of pet keeping as social capital and the authors also view social capital as the "glue" that holds society together.…”

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“…Species-specific funding, as championed by Horses and Humans Research Foundation, also encourage practice-driven requests for proposals. McCune et al (2014) point out "the application of HAI research findings to therapeutic programs is still at an early stage." They go on to say that it is encouraging to see a recent trend toward integration of animal-assisted practitioners and HAI researchers.…”

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“…In 2011, a workshop was held on the social neuroscience of HAI, which formed the basis for another edited volume, The Social Neuroscience of Human-Animal Interaction (4), addressing the basic neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the effects observed in HAI. The Partnership also continued to disseminate information regarding new directions in HAI research (5) as well as how new research findings were relevant to clinical applications such as Animal-Assisted Therapy (6,7) and HAI in school settings (8).…”

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science of human-animal interaction (HAI), specifically as it relates to children's health and overall development. To take stock of existing research and more fully understand research needs in this area, the partners convened a series of workshops, bringing together researchers and practitioners currently working in HAI as well as individuals with expertise in other relevant fields including ethology, developmental, cognitive, clinical and comparative (animal) psychology, pediatric and veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and public health. Based on the research needs identified, the NICHD established a new research program on HAI and child health and development (1).Those initial meetings also led to the publication of two edited volumes to disseminate the information from the presentations and the rich discussions that took place. The first volume, Animals in Our Lives (2), provided information about HAI research design and methodology and studies of HAI in child development and human health. The second, How Animals Affect US (3), had a more applied focus, highlighting HAI in family, community, and therapeutic settings and emphasizing the need for evidence-based practice in this relatively young and rapidly growing research area.Informed by the workshops, NICHD, joined by the NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research, issued the first in a series of Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) (1) partially funded through a gift to the NICHD from Mars, Incorporated under the Partnership. The first FOAs focused on how children perceive, relate to, and think about animals; how pets in the home impact children's social and emotional development and health (e.g., allergies, asthma, mitigation of obesity); and whether and under what conditions therapeutic use of animals is safe and effective. Seven research grants were funded under the initial FOAs, and between 2008 and 2018 the NICHD has issued 8 FOAs and funded a total of 27 research grants in HAI (for current information on funded grants and current FOAs see https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/branches/cdbb/ programs/psad/HAI).McCune et al. HAI Research: A Decade of ProgressAs the research investments began to bear fruit the Partnership continued to evolve and new Research Topics emerged involving a wider range of scientific fields. Researchers were documenting the relationship between the impact of HAI and child development, but little was known about the mechanisms underlying these effects. In 2011, a workshop was held on the social neuroscience of HAI, which formed the basis for another edited volume, The Social Neuroscience of Human-Animal Interaction (4), addressing the basic neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the effects observed in HAI. The Partnership also continued to disseminate information regarding new directions in HAI research (5) as well as how new research findings were relevant to clinical applications such as Animal-Assisted Therapy (6, 7) and HAI in school settings (8).These Partnership workshops, research solicitations, and publicatio...

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“…As noted in Chapter 3, there is growing interest in research to practice outcome studies that will hopefully help begin to bridge this present day chasm that the field is currently experiencing. Yet, McCune et al (2014) and Lopez-Cepero Borrego et al (2014) seem to believe that the future shows hope that there will be more substantial and controlled studies (as a consequence of recent funding opportunities) that will help remedy this challenge. Since 1994, several meta-analysis papers have been published, all indicating similar findings.…”

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Evolution of research into the mutual benefits of human–animal interaction

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References 62 publications

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