The Impacts of the Presence of an Unfamiliar Dog on Emerging Adults’ Physiological and Behavioral Responses Following Social Exclusion
| Autor: | Katharina Reiter-Scheidl, Elisabeth M. Weiss, Helmut K. Lackner, Ilona Papousek, Corinna M. Perchtold-Stefan, Nilüfer Aydin |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
media_common.quotation_subject
lcsh:BF1-990 05 social sciences social exclusion companion dog 050109 social psychology Development 050105 experimental psychology Article Developmental psychology Insult Behavioral Neuroscience lcsh:Psychology Perception Genetics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social exclusion transient heart rate response Psychology affiliation Beneficial effects General Psychology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Behavioral Sciences Volume 10 Issue 12 Behavioral Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 191, p 191 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2076-328X |
| Popis: | Research indicates that non-human attachment figures may mitigate the negative consequences of social exclusion. In the current experiment, we examined how the presence of an unfamiliar companion dog in the laboratory effects physiological and behavioral reactions in female emerging adults after social exclusion compared to inclusion. Results revealed the beneficial effects of the dog: Socially excluded participants in the company of a dog showed less aggressive behavior in response to the hot sauce paradigm compared to excluded participants in the control condition. Furthermore, cardiac responses indicated mitigated perception of threat in a subsequent insult episode when a dog was present. The presence of a dog did not impact the most instantaneous, &ldquo reflexive&rdquo response to the social exclusion as revealed by characteristic cardiac changes. Together, the findings indicate that the presence of a companion dog takes effect in a later, reflective period following a social exclusion experience, which implicates relevant social elaboration and appraisal processes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|