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*There is some evidence that people who score high on pet attachment indices have fewer social networks (Stallones, Marx, Garrity, & Johnson, 1990) and more prevalent negative life events, such as bereavement (Nynke, 1990, as cited in Brown & Katcher, 1997). Another study found that cats appear to be an additional source of emotional support, especially for those participants who are strongly attached to their animals (Stammbach & Turner, 1999). According to Melson (2003) many pet-owning children derive emotional support from their pet because of the lack of human social support. - [https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/10.5334/jeps.ao/]
*There is some evidence that people who score high on pet attachment indices have fewer social networks (Stallones, Marx, Garrity, & Johnson, 1990) and more prevalent negative life events, such as bereavement (Nynke, 1990, as cited in Brown & Katcher, 1997). Another study found that cats appear to be an additional source of emotional support, especially for those participants who are strongly attached to their animals (Stammbach & Turner, 1999). According to Melson (2003) many pet-owning children derive emotional support from their pet because of the lack of human social support. - [https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/10.5334/jeps.ao/]
*Pets facilitate social support (conversations with strangers when walking down the street)
*Pets facilitate social support (conversations with strangers when walking down the street)
*N relationship between connecting to humans and connecting to pets -same reference
*No relationship between connecting to humans and connecting to pets -same reference

Revision as of 23:06, 12 December 2018

  • Human friends make people live longer. Pets do not make a person live longer. Not eating pets does make you live longer. More research is needed on pets and longevity. [1]
  • Facts and myths about pets - [2]

Are Pets a Positive Substitute for Human Relationships?

  • There is some evidence that people who score high on pet attachment indices have fewer social networks (Stallones, Marx, Garrity, & Johnson, 1990) and more prevalent negative life events, such as bereavement (Nynke, 1990, as cited in Brown & Katcher, 1997). Another study found that cats appear to be an additional source of emotional support, especially for those participants who are strongly attached to their animals (Stammbach & Turner, 1999). According to Melson (2003) many pet-owning children derive emotional support from their pet because of the lack of human social support. - [3]
  • Pets facilitate social support (conversations with strangers when walking down the street)
  • No relationship between connecting to humans and connecting to pets -same reference