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*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. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/201307/why-do-human-friends-not-pets-make-people-live-longer%3famp] | *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. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/201307/why-do-human-friends-not-pets-make-people-live-longer%3famp] | ||
*Facts and myths about pets - [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/201208/puppies-kittens-and-human-health-science-versus-wishful-thinking] | *Facts and myths about pets - [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/201208/puppies-kittens-and-human-health-science-versus-wishful-thinking] | ||
*Psychology Today -Having pets doesn't influence loneliness - [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dont-delay/201002/living-alone-can-canine-companionship-help-beat-loneliness%3famp] | |||
*PubMed - pets do not influence loneliness in single people- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/7862783/] | |||
*American Pssychological Association - pets help loneliness - [https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/07/cats-dogs.aspx] | |||
=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 (N]ynke, 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) | |||
*No relationship between ability to connect to humans and connecting to pets -same reference | |||
*Pets give more benefit to owners who are not lonely - [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dont-delay/201002/living-alone-can-canine-companionship-help-beat-loneliness%3famp] | |||
=Statistics= | |||
*14% of pet owners would choose a pet over their partner - [https://www.google.com/amp/s/healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/03/22/amp/pet-compatibility-in-relationships-between-people.aspx] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:35, 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]
- Psychology Today -Having pets doesn't influence loneliness - [3]
- PubMed - pets do not influence loneliness in single people- [4]
- American Pssychological Association - pets help loneliness - [5]
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 (N]ynke, 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. - [6]
- Pets facilitate social support (conversations with strangers when walking down the street)
- No relationship between ability to connect to humans and connecting to pets -same reference
- Pets give more benefit to owners who are not lonely - [7]
Statistics
- 14% of pet owners would choose a pet over their partner - [8]