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An attachment perspective on human–pet relationships: Conceptualization and assessment of pet attachment orientations
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Pet attachment avoidance is associated with lower emotional distress, relative indifference towards the animal's integrity and needs, negative expectancies regarding the animal, lower trust in the animal, and a tendency to distance oneself from the animal.
“an avoidant human–animal attachment (or pet attachment avoidance) was associated with lower emotional distress, a relative indifference towards the animal’s integrity and needs [211], negative expectancies regarding the animal, a lower level of trust in the animal and a tendency to distance oneself from the animal [198].”
From The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding (2022) · cites this paper as [198]
Companion animals may serve as attachment figures for people.
“Companion animals may serve as “attachment figures” for people [182,184,185,198]”
From The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding (2022) · cites this paper as [198]
The nature and structure of human-animal attachment appears similar to interpersonal attachment, with a significant association between security and insecurity in human-animal and interpersonal human relationships.
“The nature and structure of human–animal attachment appears to be similar to interpersonal attachment, with a significant association between security and insecurity in human–animal and interpersonal human relationships [105,198].”
From The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding (2022) · cites this paper as [198]
The human-companion animal bond is an attachment-based relationship in terms of proximity, comfort seeking, separation distress, safe haven, and secure base effects.
“Studies on the human–animal bond based on the attachment theory indicate that the human–companion animal bond is an attachment-based relationship in terms of proximity, comfort seeking and separation distress but also as regards “safe haven” and “secure base” effects.”
From The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding (2022) · cites this paper as [198]
The concept of attachment figure extends beyond human relationships to nonhuman social partners that can provide stability, tenderness, closeness, authenticity, and absence of judgment.
“This evidence extends the concept of “attachment figure” beyond the domain of human relationships to nonhuman social partners that, although unable to provide advice or focused support, can provide stability, tenderness, closeness, authenticity and absence of judgment [25,184,198].”
From The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding (2022) · cites this paper as [198]
Pet attachment anxiety is associated with greater emotional distress, poorer mental health, ambivalence, pervasive worry for the integrity of the animal, doubt regarding owner's worth for the animal, and a higher tendency for pathological grief.
“an anxious human–animal attachment (i.e., pet attachment anxiety) was found to be associated with greater emotional distress and poorer mental health, ambivalence, pervasive worry for the integrity of the animal, doubt regarding owner’s worth for the animal [198] and a higher tendency for pathological grief [210].”
From The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding (2022) · cites this paper as [198]
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“In fact, following Bowlby’s (1982) lead, other scholars (e.g., Ainsworth, 1991; Hazan & Shaver, 1987; Hazan & Zeifman, 1994; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007) argued that attachment theory can be applied to adolescent and adult relationships that fulfill four criteria: (a) proximity maintenance –…”
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“…as attachments, we focus on individual differences in what attachment researchers call ‘‘attachment style’’ or ‘‘attachment orientation’’ – the systematic pattern of relational expectations, emotions, and behaviors that results from a particular attachment history (Fraley & Shaver, 2000).”
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- Zilcha-Mano, S., Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R.
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- Journal of Research in Personality
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2011-08
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- 45
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- 4
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- 345-357
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- 0092-6566
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