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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] | ||
=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. - [https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/10.5334/jeps.ao/] | |||
Revision as of 22:35, 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]
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]