Preadolescents’ Relationships with Pet Dogs: Relationship Continuity and Associations with Adjustment
| Autor: | Karin G. Coifman, Amanda J Koehn, Manfred H. M. van Dulmen, Kaela L Stuart-Parrigon, Kathryn A. Kerns |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Observational assessment Article Developmental psychology Interpersonal relationship Friendship Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social competence Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Applied Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Popis: | Research on human-animal interaction in children has been studied in isolation rather than integrated with core theories of children's relationships. This study is one of the first to examine how children's relationships with pet dogs are related to their human relationships (parent-child attachments, friendships) and to child adjustment, and to include observational assessment of children's interactions with their pet dog. Children (9 to 11 years old, n = 99) completed questionnaires regarding relationships with pet dogs, parents, and friends. Half the children were observed interacting with their pet dog. Children and teachers reported children's adjustment. Children who felt closer to their dogs were more securely attached to mothers and fathers, and reported more positive qualities and less conflict with friends. Children with more secure attachments to mothers, and greater companionship with dogs, interacted more with their dogs. Parental attachment and friendship quality, but not the pet dog relationship, were related to child adjustment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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