Generating consumer terminology to describe emotions in pet owners and their pets

Tsai, Weilun; Talavera, Martin; Koppel, Kadri

doi:10.1111/joss.12598

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“…A word cloud by region was made using WordArt program. Word cloud is a technique that analyzed frequencies; more mentions, more prominent is the size of the word, allowing to compare and show differences in a graphic way (Cidell, 2010; Tsai, Talavera, & Koppel, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Perception of traditional foods in societies in transition: The maize tortilla in Mexico

Sánchez‐Vega

Espinoza‐Ortega

Thomé-Ortíz

et al. 2020

Journal of Sensory Studies

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Social and urban transformations have changed the ways of elaboration of traditional foods. Maize tortilla, the base of the Mexican diet, has experienced these transformations; nevertheless, in spite of being an emblematic food in Mexico, little is known about the perceptions by urban consumers. The aim was to analyze the perceptions about tortilla in urban consumers from three contrasting socioeconomic regions. A questionnaire was applied in some cities of northern, central, and southern Mexico to 1,156 consumers. A free word association technique was used as response to the word “tortilla”. Nineteen categories were grouped in 10 dimensions. Results showed there is a sense of national identity regarding maize tortilla; however, coexistence of postmodern and traditional perception is observed. Perception differed by zone according to sociocultural, historical and economic development. In the face of modernizing changes, consumers adopt new perceptions on traditional foods as is happening in many societies in developing countries. Practical applications Perceptions are related to sociocultural, historic and economic aspects. In modernizing processes, consumers adapt new perceptions about traditional foods. The associations with the maize tortilla, staple in the Mexican diet, showed several symbolic elements of the daily life of Mexicans. There is a sense of national identity towards tortilla, differentiated by zone. Understanding the perceptions by age and gender and zone of study, can be used to generate marketing strategies and public policy that favoring the development of rural areas and local economies towards traditional foods, as elements that enhance regional or local development.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perception of traditional foods in societies in transition: The maize tortilla in Mexico

Sánchez‐Vega

Espinoza‐Ortega

Thomé-Ortíz

et al. 2020

Journal of Sensory Studies

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“…For instance, some studies have consistently demonstrated that pets help individuals to feel calm, mindful, and present in their daily life [23]. They also reduce loneliness and improve the quality of life of elderly people [24]; make kids more active, confident, and responsible [25]; and reduce the blood pressure and heart rate, raise survival chances after a heart attack, and facilitate social contact [6] and at the same time improve oxytocin levels-the known "love and attachment hormone" [26], among other benefits. In addition, pets have also benefitted an individual's mental health as it has been demonstrated that pets reduce psychological impairment states, such as anxiety, depression [27], and psychological distress [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The impact of HAIs on the organizational domain only recently started to attract scholars who have recognized the importance of pets, not only for the personal or familiar domain, but also for the work-related one [38]. This might be related to the fact that many organizations worldwide have started to adopt organizational strategies (e.g., Amazon, Google) that include pet-friendly policies (e.g., teleworking) as a way to motivate and engage their workers in their work [2,14,38,39] and have identified diverse benefits in doing it, such as higher performance levels, increased organizational commitment and identification, and lower turnover intentions [26,40].…”

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Unleashing the Furr-Recovery Method: Interacting with Pets in Teleworking Replenishes the Self’s Regulatory Resources: Evidence from a Daily-Diary Study

Silva

2022

IJERPH

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This study is based on the conservation of resources theory and the recovery step model in order to further explore the furr-recovery method—a mechanism through which workers break their routine by taking micro-moments to interact with their “furry co-workers,” thus relieving their fatigue and tension or other negative affective states. Based on this, we argue that this method not only serves the purpose of restoring self-regulatory resources but also ameliorates mental health. Accordingly, this study aims to analyze how daily human–animal interactions during teleworking positively influence teleworkers’ mental health, via recovering their self-regulatory resources, at the within-person level. Full-time teleworkers completed multiple online surveys for 5 consecutive workdays (N = 211 × 5 = 1055 daily observations). Multilevel path analysis results showed that on days on which employees had more micro-moments to interact with their “furry co-workers” during the day, they experienced a higher self-regulatory capacity and felt better while working. In sum, the findings give support for the theoretical resource perspective of interacting with pets as an effective energy management strategy while at work. This research extends the theoretical understanding of regulatory resources as a cognitive mechanism that links HAIs to employee mental health. Moreover, the findings outlined here offer practical implications by highlighting the furr-recovery method, a method that teleworkers who own pets may use as a strategy during the working day to restore resources needed to be healthier.

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“…Several studies report more positive than negative emotions from interaction with dogs. 35,[48][49][50] Dogs can also facilitate social interactions among people, 27,35 act as social lubricants 51,52 and help in the development of trust, communication, compassion and empathy towards others. 50 Despite the caution involved in quantitative generalisation, the similarity and difference in the most mentioned themes of activities in each of the studies are notable: 'Dog presence/ownership', 'Providing for the dog', 'Exercise with dog', 'Tactile' and 'Social interactions' featured most in the Brazilian study, while 'Exercise with dog', 'Non-Specific Ownership', 'Tactile' and 'Social interactions' were most emphasised in the British sample.…”

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Dog-related activities and human well-being in Brazilian dog owners: A framework and cross-cultural comparison with a British study

2021

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Despite the abundance of studies investigating the benefits of having a dog, the specific aspects of dog ownership that impacts human well-being are not well understood. This study used a qualitative approach to create a framework of the main dog-related activities perceived by Brazilian owners to impact their well-being and compared the findings with those of a similar study in England. Thirty-two Brazilian dog owners from the five regions of the country were remotely interviewed. The thematic analysis of the transcripts generated a total of 58 dog-related activities, organised into 13 themes. Most activities were reported to have a positive effect on participants’ well-being, accounting for 76.8% of the total number of mentions in the interviews. ‘Playing with dog’ and ‘Dog presence’ were the themes most frequently associated with positive well-being outcomes, whereas ‘Unwanted behaviours’ and ‘Failing to meet dog's needs’ were the most commonly associated with negative outcomes. The dog-related activities reported by Brazilian dog owners and the well-being outcomes linked to those activities were consistent with the previous British sample in the framework that emerged. These findings suggest reliability between the two methods used to gather data (remote interview versus focus group) and, most importantly, provide consistent cross-cultural evidence for how certain activities impact dog owner’s well-being.

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Generating consumer terminology to describe emotions in pet owners and their pets

Cited by 7 publications

References 48 publications

Perception of traditional foods in societies in transition: The maize tortilla in Mexico

Perception of traditional foods in societies in transition: The maize tortilla in Mexico

Unleashing the Furr-Recovery Method: Interacting with Pets in Teleworking Replenishes the Self’s Regulatory Resources: Evidence from a Daily-Diary Study

Dog-related activities and human well-being in Brazilian dog owners: A framework and cross-cultural comparison with a British study

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