The Roles of Pet Dogs and Cats in Human Courtship and Dating
| Autor: | Justin R. Garcia, Shelly Volsche, Peter B. Gray, Helen E. Fisher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Anthrozoös. 28:673-683 |
| ISSN: | 1753-0377 0892-7936 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08927936.2015.1064216 |
| Popis: | What role do companion animals play in the dating lives of single adults? As dogs and cats are increasingly viewed as family members, a person's pets may wield significant influence in partner choice. Here, we provide descriptive quantitative data on the role pets play in mate appraisal and mate selection; we also test two hypotheses regarding the role of pets in single Americans’ dating lives. We hypothesized that single women will place more value on a how a potential mate interacts with their pet, than will single men. We also hypothesized that dogs will serve more prominent roles as “social tools” in the dating arena than cats, given that dogs are more social and dogs require more constant care. Thus, dogs may be a better measure of a potential mate's caregiving capacity. Data were obtained from a 2014 survey sent to a random selection of people in the US registered on the online dating site Match.com who had indicated pet information in their dating profiles. A sample of 1,210 individuals res... |
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