Children with pets do not show higher empathy: A challenge to current views
| Autor: | L. L. Morton, Beth Daly |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Veterinary (miscellaneous) medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Animal-assisted therapy Empathy Suicide prevention Preference Education Anthropology Animal welfare Injury prevention medicine HUBzero Animal Science and Zoology Psychology Social psychology health care economics and organizations media_common |
| Zdroj: | Anthrozoös. 16:298-314 |
| ISSN: | 1753-0377 0892-7936 |
| DOI: | 10.2752/089279303786992026 |
| Popis: | A group of children (n=137) were surveyed with respect to pet ownership and pet preferences to explore the link between the human–animal bond and empathy. The most notable findings—and contrary to our predictions—were: (1) there was no difference in empathy (Bryan Empathy Index) between pet owners and non-owners; (2) there was no correlation between empathy and attachment to pets (Companion Animal Bonding Scale); and (3) higher empathy scores were not related to pet-preference indicators. A more fine-grained examination of the pet-owning group only revealed differences with respect to type of animal owned. Higher empathy was evident with dog ownership as opposed to other pet types. However, this needs to be tempered by the equally interesting observation that lower empathy was related to cat ownership. Regardless of how ownership groups are configured, there is consistent evidence that differentiates cat owners (lower empathy) from dog owners (higher empathy). When pet ownership and pet preference... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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