A relational developmental theory of human-animal interaction: A meta-synthesis and grounded theory

IF 5.7 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Developmental Review Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI:10.1016/j.dr.2024.101181

Erin Flynn , Miriam G. Valdovinos , Megan K. Mueller , Kevin N. Morris

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Abstract

Limited research has explored youths’ relationships with animals as a possible ecological asset. We conducted a qualitative meta-synthesis of studies published before 2022 that examined how youth-animal interactions are described as shaping youth social-emotional health in education and therapeutic settings. We compared and combined the patterns of findings to determine which mechanisms within youth-animal coaction might be theorized to shape social, emotional, and behavioral development for youth in education and therapy contexts. We used a grounded theory approach to further analyze the primary data and compare it with extant relational developmental systems literature to suggest a new theoretical model for understanding the role of youth relationships with animals in youth development. We expand established human-centric theoretical models of youth development to describe how youth relationships with animals may operate as influential assets on youth developmental trajectories. We discuss implications for practice, limitations, and future research directions.

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人与动物互动的关系发展理论：一个综合的、有根据的理论

有限的研究探索了青少年与动物的关系作为一种可能的生态资产。我们对2022年之前发表的研究进行了定性综合，研究了青少年与动物的互动如何被描述为在教育和治疗环境中塑造青少年的社会情感健康。我们比较并结合了研究结果的模式，以确定在教育和治疗背景下，青少年与动物合作的哪些机制可能被理论化，以塑造青少年的社会、情感和行为发展。我们采用扎根理论的方法进一步分析了原始数据，并将其与现有的关系发展系统文献进行了比较，以提出一个新的理论模型来理解青少年与动物的关系在青少年发展中的作用。我们扩展了已建立的以人为中心的青年发展理论模型，以描述青年与动物的关系如何在青年发展轨迹中作为有影响力的资产运作。我们讨论了对实践的启示、局限性和未来的研究方向。

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Developmental Review PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

11.00

自引率

3.00%

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审稿时长

51 days

期刊介绍： Presenting research that bears on important conceptual issues in developmental psychology, Developmental Review: Perspectives in Behavior and Cognition provides child and developmental, child clinical, and educational psychologists with authoritative articles that reflect current thinking and cover significant scientific developments. The journal emphasizes human developmental processes and gives particular attention to issues relevant to child developmental psychology. The research concerns issues with important implications for the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, and education, and increases the understanding of socialization processes.