Companion Animals and Child/Adolescent Development: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
| Autor: | Nancy R. Gee, Kerstin Meints, Robert M. Christley, Carri Westgarth, Carol Joinson, Rebecca Purewal, Katarzyna Kordas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adolescent
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine 050109 social psychology Review Anxiety Developmental psychology C810 Applied Psychology C841 Health Psychology pet ownership medicine Animals Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology C820 Developmental Psychology Child child development D330 Veterinary Public Health Depression adolescent development Loneliness lcsh:R 05 social sciences Social change Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cognition Pets Grey literature Child development Self Concept Social relation human-animal interaction Mental Health Social competence medicine.symptom Psychology Inclusion (education) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Purewal, R, Christley, R, Kordas, K, Joinson, C, Meints, K, Gee, N & Westgarth, C 2017, ' Companion Animals and Child/Adolescent Development : A Systematic Review of the Evidence ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 3, 234 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030234 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 234 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph14030234 |
| Popis: | Childhood and adolescence are important developmental phases which influence health and well-being across the life span. Social relationships are fundamental to child and adolescent development; yet studies have been limited to children’s relationships with other humans. This paper provides an evidence review for the potential associations between pet ownership and emotional; behavioural; cognitive; educational and social developmental outcomes. As the field is in the early stages; a broad set of inclusion criteria was applied. A systematic search of databases and grey literature sources found twenty-two studies meeting selection criteria. The review found evidence for an association between pet ownership and a wide range of emotional health benefits from childhood pet ownership; particularly for self-esteem and loneliness. The findings regarding childhood anxiety and depression were inconclusive. Studies also showed evidence of an association between pet ownership and educational and cognitive benefits; for example, in perspective-taking abilities and intellectual development. Evidence on behavioural development was unclear due to a lack of high quality research. Studies on pet ownership and social development provided evidence for an association with increased social competence; social networks; social interaction and social play behaviour. Overall, pet ownership and the significance of children’s bonds with companion animals have been underexplored; there is a shortage of high quality and longitudinal studies in all outcomes. Prospective studies that control for a wide range of confounders are required. |
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