Companion Animal Relationships and Adolescent Loneliness during COVID-19.
Companion Animal Relationships and Adolescent Loneliness during COVID-19.
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DOI：
10.3390/ani11030885
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发表时间：
2021-03-19
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通讯作者：
Charmaraman L
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作者：
Mueller MK;Richer AM;Callina KS;Charmaraman L
这项研究评估了在COVID-19大流行之前和期间，宠物所有权、宠物依恋、孤独感和应对压力之间的关系。与我们的假设相反，结果并不支持宠物饲养对孤独感的缓冲作用的存在，宠物饲养预示着从大流行前到大流行期间孤独感的增加。在大流行之前，养狗的人表现出较低的孤独感，以及较高的依恋程度，这表明这些关系可能存在物种层面的差异。宠物主人还报告说，花时间陪伴宠物是一种常用的应对压力的策略，这表明未来的研究应该探索宠物在疫情期间应对压力和社会隔离方面的作用。这些结果表明，大流行期间养宠物与青少年孤独感之间的关系是复杂的，值得进一步研究。与新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）出现相关的大流行是一个前所未有的历史事件，有可能对青少年的孤独感产生重大影响。本研究旨在探讨伴侣动物和宠物依恋在大流行背景下的作用。我们使用大流行之前和期间收集的纵向定量调查数据来评估宠物在预测青少年孤独感方面的作用。在大流行之前，养宠物并不是孤独的重要预测因素，但确实预测了COVID-19期间更高的孤独水平，以及从大流行之前到大流行期间孤独感的更高增加。养狗预示着在大流行之前（但在大流行期间）孤独感会降低，养狗的人比不养狗的人对宠物的依恋程度要高得多。有宠物的青少年报告说，在疫情期间，他们花更多的时间与宠物在一起，并经常报告说，与宠物互动是一种应对压力的策略。总的来说，本研究的结果并不支持伴侣动物对青少年孤独感的缓冲作用的存在，并表明宠物拥有、依恋、孤独感和应对压力之间的关系是复杂的。这些结果表明，需要进一步研究，进一步评估物种和关系质量等关系特征如何影响青少年心理健康结果。
This study assessed the relationship between pet ownership, pet attachment, loneliness, and coping with stress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contrary to our hypotheses, results did not support the presence of a buffering effect of pet ownership on loneliness, with pet ownership predicting increases in loneliness from pre-pandemic to during the pandemic. Dog owners showed lower levels of loneliness prior to the pandemic as well as higher levels of attachment, suggesting possible species-level differences in these relationships. Pet owners also reported spending time with their pet as a highly used strategy for coping with stress, suggesting that future research should explore the role of pets in coping with stress and social isolation during the pandemic. These results indicate that the relationship between pet ownership and adolescent loneliness during the pandemic is complex and warrants further research. The pandemic associated with the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is an unprecedented historical event with the potential to significantly impact adolescent loneliness. This study aimed to explore the role of companion animals and attachment to pets in the context of the pandemic. We used longitudinal quantitative survey data collected prior to and during the pandemic to assess the role of pets in predicting adolescent loneliness. Pet ownership was not a significant predictor of loneliness before the pandemic, but did predict higher levels of loneliness during COVID-19 as well as higher increases in loneliness from before to during the pandemic. Dog ownership predicted lower levels of loneliness prior to, but not during the pandemic, and dog owners were significantly more attached to their pets than non-dog pet owners. Adolescents with pets reported spending more time with their pets during the pandemic, and frequently reported pet interactions as a strategy for coping with stress. Overall, the results from this study did not support the presence of a buffering effect of companion animals on loneliness for adolescents and indicate complexity in the relationships between pet ownership, attachment, loneliness, and coping with stress. These results suggest a need for additional research further assessing how features of the relationship such as species and relationship quality might contribute to adolescent mental health outcomes.
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