The influence of dog ownership in childhood on the sociality of elderly Japanese men
The influence of dog ownership in childhood on the sociality of elderly Japanese men
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00741.x
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Ohta, Mitsuaki
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作者：
Nagasawa, Miho;Ohta, Mitsuaki
在日本，照顾老人一直是一个严重的社会问题。养狗与老年人健康之间的关系引起了相当大的关注，但养狗是否会影响主人的健康，目前还不清楚。在这项研究中，我们关注的是过去养狗的经历。这项问卷调查是针对日本老年男性进行的，要求他们澄清过去养狗的经历是否会影响他们目前的身心健康。为了研究养狗经历的特征，我们使用与养狗经历相关的变量对过去的养狗者进行了分层聚类分析。我们将“从未养过狗”组加入到聚类分析提供的三个组中，并使用身心健康变量进行方差分析和多元线性回归分析。结果显示，幼年养了第一只狗、后来养了更多狗的那组人在陪伴和社会支持方面得分更高。这些结果表明，童年时期养狗的经历与老年男性的社会性有关，比如他们与他人的友谊增强。
In Japan, care for the elderly has been a serious social issue. The relationship between dog ownership and health of the elderly has attracted considerable attention, but it is still unclear whether dog ownership affects the health of owners. In this study, we focused on the experiences of dog ownership in the past. The questionnaire survey was conducted targeting elderly Japanese men and asking them to clarify whether the experience of dog ownership in the past influences their current mental and physical health. To examine the characteristics of the experience of dog ownership, we divided past dog owners by a hierarchical cluster analysis using the variables related to the experiences of dog ownership. We added the 'never owned a dog' group to the three groups that were provided by the cluster analysis, and conducted analysis of variance and multiple linear regression analysis using the variables of physical and mental health. The results showed that the group that owned their first dog at an early age and owned more dogs later scored higher in the companionship and social support scales. These results suggested that the experiences of dog ownership in childhood were related to the sociality of older men, such as the enhancement of their companionship with others.