Human-Animal Interactions最新文献

{"title":"Love me, love my dog: Cohabitation, dogs and romantic relationships among college students","authors":"Suzanne E. Tallichet, Elizabeth B. Perkins, I. Chang, Em Long-Mills, D. Knox","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0030","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This research focused on the impact of having one or more dogs on romantic relationships among college-age cohabiting couples. One hundred and eighteen romantic cohabitants, among whom either or both partners had a dog, from three universities completed an anonymous, voluntary 41-item survey. Quantitative data included the bulk of the items analyzed using Version 25 of the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. Qualitative data were generated using three open-ended questions and analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Over three-fourths (77%) of the respondents reported a positive effect, 17% reported a neutral impact, and 6% reported a negative outcome. The positive effects included “companionship” (97%), “relationship enhancer” (88%), and “like having a child together” (76%). Negative outcomes included jealousy, less time spent together, and stress. Men were significantly more likely to report that their partner was jealous of the dog, while women were significantly more likely to talk to their dogs about problems. Whites, more than racial-ethnic minorities, typically reported a more positive than negative effect of dogs on their romantic relationships. The study emphasizes the positive impact of a dog(s) on the romantic relationship of cohabiting couples and reveals some of the negative impacts of living with one or more dogs on young cohabitating couples’ relationships. The findings provide relatively new insights into the influence of gender and race-ethnicity on dogs and cohabiting couples and suggest areas for further research.","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124288342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ensuring Animal Well-Being in Animal-Assisted Service Programs: Ethics Meets Practice Learning at Green Chimneys","authors":"M. Kinoshita, M. Kaufmann","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0007","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper illustrates the complexity of meeting a high and constant standard of animal welfare at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment facility and therapeutic day school for children with psychiatric diagnosis ages K-12. Green Chimneys incorporates over 300 animals of various species in animal-assisted education and therapy programs. Ensuring the well-being of horses, farm animals, camels, reptiles, dogs, and wild birds in captivity demands a practical, systemic, and most of all, flexible philosophical animal welfare framework. Implementing a consistent animal care program, in a larger community of students and adults who often have divergent beliefs about the treatment of animals, is challenging.\u0000 Examples of ethical struggles that impact practical, real life animal care and treatment decisions are included. The authors also describe their ongoing communication process regarding animal care with their team, with the goal of encouraging other programs to engage in similar conversations and recognize that ethically caring for and working with animals in a human-service setting is an ongoing journey.","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121258203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Content analysis of research in the human-animal interaction bulletin (2013–2022)","authors":"Clarissa M. Palmer","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0003","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Research in the field of human-animal interaction (HAI) has been growing exponentially as the field has been increasingly recognized as a valid empirical science. With the growth in research, the number of publishing opportunities has also expanded. To gain a greater understanding of the research activity in the articles published in the Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin (HAIB), a content analysis was conducted. Demographic variables of authors (gender, affiliation, geographical location, etc.), study participants (location, age, gender, condition, etc.), non-human study participants (species, breed, location, etc.), and research activity types (\u0000 \u0000 Buboltz\u0000 et al\u0000 ., 1999\u0000 \u0000 ) were examined to provide an overview of the state of research in HAI as viewed through the HAIB journal. Findings align with previous research identifying females as the predominant publishers in the field of HAI. Articles submitted by researchers in the United States, Australia, and Europe were most common. The study participants included children, college students, adults, and participants with medical conditions ranging from anxiety to loneliness. Last, research studies focusing on a combination of process and outcome activity were more prolific than articles focusing on either process or outcome activities alone.\u0000","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127549506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"My ‘Perfect’ Dog: Undesired Dog Behaviours and Owners’ Coping Styles","authors":"Renata P. S. Roma, C. Tardif-Williams, Shannon A. Moore, Patricia Pendry","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0011","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Research continues to shed light on the benefits associated with dog ownership. However, we know virtually nothing about how undesired dog behaviours impact young people’s behavioural and perceptive experiences with their dogs. Understanding these impacts is important because it can offer a more nuanced understanding of the effects of dog ownership. This exploratory study applied a qualitative methodology to examine young people’s perceptions about their dog’s behavioural issues, along with a focus on young people’s coping styles. Seven participants aged between 17 and 26 years engaged in semi-structured in-depth one-on-one interviews about their experiences with their dogs and their coping strategies in response to undesired dog behaviours. Thematic coding identified the following salient themes in participants’ responses which were subsequently explored in detail: (1) severity of dogs’ behavioural issues, (2) participants’ coping styles, (3) the relationship between the dog’s behavioural issues and the participant, (4) participants’ emotional reactions, (5) participants’ self-evaluation – insights – of their coping styles, and (6) similarities between participants’ coping styles with humans to whom they are close and those used with their dogs. Findings from this study indicate that young people prefer proactive coping styles when coping with undesired behaviours in their dogs. This study’s findings also indicate that the severity of dogs’ behavioural issues is associated with young people’s emotions (e.g., more severe behavioural issues seem to elicit more intense emotions). The significance of these findings for practice in the field of human-animal interactions is discussed.","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122434395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dealing with death: The role of animal-themed literature in supporting children with grief and loss","authors":"E. Smit, Bradley P. Smith","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0002","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 The way that children deal with, and develop an understanding of death has long-term effects on their development and wellbeing. Mental health practitioners regularly turn to bibliotherapy (the use of books), many of which portray non-human animals as central characters, as a therapeutic tool for bereaved children. However, the extent to which non-human animal characters are used to assist children dealing with loss and dying, nor how and why it is used, particularly in relation to available therapies, is not well understood. To explore this, we conducted an online survey of 47 Australian mental health practitioners (\u0000 M\u0000 = 45.55 years of age,\u0000 SD\u0000 = 12.81; 80.9% female) who specialise in providing grief counselling to children (average of 13.26 years +/− 10.05 of professional experience). Overall, just over half (60.0%,\u0000 n\u0000 = 24/40) of practitioners preferred to use animal-themed death literature. However, it was not the most frequently used, nor considered the most effective therapeutic option across all age groups. There was a clear reduction in perceived usefulness with age. Bibliotherapy with animal characters was considered most effective for children between the ages of 2 and 7, and least effective for those over 12. Thematic analyses of open-ended responses revealed three overarching themes: (1) Animal-themed bibliotherapy was viewed as helpful in creating a bridge to access children’s emotions and providing a safe space to share them. (2) Practitioners considered animal-characters helpful for developing accurate death conceptualisation in younger children due to their familiarity with animals. Familiarity helps to encourage children to apply their observations of animal life cycles to human death, children identify with animal-characters, and they generally find animals appealing. (3) Its adoption by a therapist is dependent on children’s unique characteristics, practitioners’ personal preferences and the availability of appropriate literature. Findings from this study provide insight into practitioner perceptions of the role animal-characters play in children’s understanding of death at different ages and help to inform subject-matter choice for bibliotherapy literature. Animal-themed death literature has application as an adjunct therapy tool to assist children experiencing grief related to death and dying, but also more broadly (e.g., teachers and caregivers) to foster a healthy understanding of death in children.\u0000","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126303562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Children’s experiences of positive affect with pet dogs: A multi-method study","authors":"Kathryn A. Kerns, Carli A. Obeldobel, Heather P. House, Logan B. Kochendorfer, Allysia White, Marissa Gastelle","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0022","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Experiences of positive affect (PA) are common when interacting with animals and may help to build resilience. This study explored how children’s relationships with pet dogs, parents, and friends are related to their experiences of PA with their pet dog. In addition, we examined whether greater PA with pet dogs was related to children’s thriving. The sample (\u0000 n\u0000 = 115, 57 girls, 58 boys) included children 9–14 years of age who reported the quality of relationships with their pet dog (Positive Relationship Qualities, Friction, Pets as Substitutes), attachment security to parents, and positive and negative friendship quality. PA was assessed with child self-report before and after interacting with their dog, observed child and dog PA during the interaction, and reports of daily PA when interacting with the dog from a 7-day daily log. Children completed questionnaires to assess attachment security relationship with parents and friendship relationship quality. Children’s relationships with parents and friends were related to PA in the interaction session, whereas relationships with pet dogs, parents, and friends were all related to the daily experiences of PA. Children’s experiences of PA in daily interactions with pet dogs, parent-child attachment, and positive friendship quality were all related to children’s thriving. The findings suggest that experiences of PA may be one mechanism that accounts for the effects of animals on children’s development.\u0000","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134226911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Influence of Canine Ownership on Maternal and Fetal Microbiomes and Their Associated Health Outcomes: A Review of the Literature","authors":"Carrie Stenger","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0009","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 The human microbiome is the collection of microbes across both internal and external body sites that exist mutualistically with each person. There is a strong correlation between diverse microbial communities and improved health. Many factors influence microbial diversity including diet, exercise, medication use, and pet ownership. Canine ownership is touted as a direct and indirect means to combat modern overly hygienic conditions due to increased exposure to microbes in the outside environment. To examine this effect on maternal and fetal health, large-scale comparisons were made between various canine and human microbiomes. Microbes can be transferred from the mother’s gut, skin, oral, respiratory, vaginal, and placental microbiomes to her bloodstream and immune system. Here microbes are passed to the amniotic cavity where the fetus benefits from early exposure to these diverse microbes. Studies have consistently shown that canine ownership is linked to greater microbial diversity in both the mother and fetus. This includes beneficial microbes such as\u0000 Lactobacillus\u0000 species which decrease the risk of asthma and allergic reactions. It also confers benefits by decreasing the concentration of pathogenic or opportunistic microbes such as\u0000 Ureaplasma,\u0000 which is linked to preterm birth. The metabolites of these microbes also serve valuable roles, including short-chain fatty acids that provide a strengthened intestinal barrier and decreased HPA overactivity. This increased microbial diversity also correlates with enhanced immune system functioning as seen by decreased rates of allergic diseases, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis over-reactivity, inflammatory cytokines, and IgE-mediated reactions while enhancing NK cell function. This microbial diversity helps to prevent short-term negative outcomes including preterm birth and neonatal infections as well as long-term outcomes including cancer, diabetes, depression, dementia, gastrointestinal disease, and cardiovascular disease.\u0000","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"196 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123552212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating pathways for careers in human-animal interaction: A guide for advisors and mentors","authors":"Phyllis Erdman, M. Mueller, Katy Schroeder, Jane Jenkins, Lynette A Hart","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0021","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This article is intended to help academic faculty and advisors mentor students who are interested in entering the field of human-animal interaction. Even though the field has grown significantly in the last several decades, there is still much confusion over how to obtain a degree that will lead to a career in human-animal interaction. The interdisciplinary nature of the field poses both advantages and disadvantages and can sometimes be overwhelming for students who are interested in pursuing a career path in human-animal interaction. The vignette at the end of the article provides examples of how to advise students pursuing an interest in the field and how to help them identify their unique interests. This article can be useful for higher education faculty, advisors, mentors, and students.","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129592675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Bright Future for Human-Animal Interaction Research","authors":"S. Feldman","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"2015 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133926596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The physical and psychological health effects of pet ownership among children in China: A systematic review","authors":"Xiaoshan Yin, P. Morris, Fangqing Liu, Joanne M. Williams","doi":"10.1079/hai.2023.0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0025","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Research to date in Western contexts has indicated various physical and psychological health effects of pet ownership among children, but less is known about the role pets play in the health of children in China. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence on the effects of pet ownership on physical and psychological health among children in China. A literature search was performed in eight databases for studies that investigated the health and psychological effects of pet exposure on children (operationalized as birth to 20 years) in China, and a quality assessment and a narrative synthesis of results were conducted. Fifty-nine studies published between 2002 and 2021 were included in this review, of which 57 focused on children’s physical health issues including asthma and allergy symptoms,\u0000 Toxoplasma gondii\u0000 infection, animal induced injuries, low birth weight and hypertension, while only two studies focused on children’s psychological health. Overall, pet exposure was most often studied as a risk factor for respiratory health, injuries, and\u0000 T. gondii\u0000 infection among children in China but was also seen as a protective factor for cardiovascular health and for the association between environmental pollution and children’s respiratory function. In addition to physical health effects, two studies focused on psychological factors: post-traumatic stress following animal-induced injuries and benefits of reading following a canine-assisted activity. Findings underscore the need for further research examining the effects of pet ownership on children’s development and psychological health in China.\u0000","PeriodicalId":146997,"journal":{"name":"Human-Animal Interactions","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128304226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}