Childhood Neglect, Attachment to Companion Animals, and Stuffed Animals as Attachment Objects in Women and Men
Childhood Neglect, Attachment to Companion Animals, and Stuffed Animals as Attachment Objects in Women and Men
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DOI：
10.2752/175303712x13240472427159
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
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影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Ward, Lindsey
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作者：
Barlow, M. Rose;Hutchinson, Cory Anne;Ward, Lindsey
儿童时期的忽视会产生严重、普遍和消极的后果，往往会持续到成年。作为儿童和成人的潜在支持来源，伴侣动物（宠物）可以给予和接受感情，因此可能是在负面环境中长大的人健康依恋的来源。相比之下，玩具填充动物只能接受感情，但仍然可以作为过渡对象，特别是对于那些在童年时期经历过人际忽视的人，以及那些正在从家庭过渡到大学的人。本研究探讨了儿童期忽视、伴侣动物依恋和毛绒玩具依恋之间的关系。来自一所大型地区性大学的本科生参与者（n = 457）在线回答问卷。第一个假设，即自我报告的童年忽视与对伴侣动物的依恋呈正相关，仅支持女性。被忽视的女性比未被忽视的女性更依恋伴侣动物，效应量为中等。对于男性来说，没有明显的影响。第二个假设是，童年忽视与对毛绒玩具的依恋呈正相关;这个假设没有得到支持。第三个假设，即女性比男性更喜欢伴侣动物和填充动物，得到了支持。对伴侣动物的依恋和对填充动物的依恋呈正相关。结果进行了讨论的附件和过渡对象作为潜在的艾滋病治疗的人谁在童年被忽视的框架内。
childhood neglect has severe, pervasive, negative outcomes that often continue into adulthood. As a potential source of support for both children and adults, companion animals (pets) can both give and receive affection and therefore may be sources of healthy attachment for people who were raised in negative situations. Toy stuffed animals, in contrast, can only receive affection but may still be useful as transitional objects, particularly for people who experienced interpersonal neglect in childhood and who are in the midst of a transition away from the family home and into college. The current study examined the relationships among childhood neglect, companion animal attachment, and attachment to toy stuffed animals. Undergraduate participants (n = 457) from a large regional university answered questionnaires online. The first hypothesis, that self-reported childhood neglect would be positively related to attachment to companion animals, was supported for women only. Neglected women were more attached to companion animals than were non-neglected women, with a medium effect size. For men, there was no significant effect. The second hypothesis was that childhood neglect would be positively related to attachment to stuffed animals; this hypothesis was not supported. The third hypothesis, that women would be more attached to both companion animals and stuffed animals than would men, was supported. Attachment to companion animals and attachment to stuffed animals were positively related. Results are discussed within a framework of attachment and transitional objects as potential aids to therapy in people who were neglected in childhood.