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Pet dogs as attachment figures for adult owners.
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This study assessed the extent to which, and under what conditions, owners turn to their pet dogs in times of emotional distress. This feature of an attachment figure-safe haven-is a key characteristic of an attachment bond. Participants (N = 975, mean age = 47.95 years, 789 women and 186 men) were relatively dedicated dog owners who completed an online survey. Relative to other features of an attachment figure, safe haven was the least salient. Nonetheless, participants were more likely to turn to their dogs than they were to turn to their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, best friends, and children but less likely to turn to their dogs than to their romantic partners. Characteristics of both owners (being male, widowed, highly involved in the care of the dog, and uncomfortable with self-disclosure) and dogs (strongly meeting owner's needs regarding relatedness) heightened the likelihood that dogs were turned to rather than some humans. It is concluded that some owners develop attachment bonds with their pet dogs.
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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 [184]
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 [184]
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 [184]
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- Authors
- Kurdek, L. A.
- Venue
- Journal of Family Psychology
- Published
- 2009
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 439-446
- ISSN
- 1939-1293
- 0893-3200
- Cited by
- 159
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
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