Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness.
Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0239397
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发表时间：
2020
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Mills DS
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作者：
Ratschen E;Shoesmith E;Shahab L;Silva K;Kale D;Toner P;Reeve C;Mills DS
Covid-19大流行引发了人们对人与动物之间的关系和互动在广泛的社会距离和隔离措施背景下所起作用的质疑。我们的目的是调查心理健康与孤独、伴侣动物所有权、人-动物关系和人-动物互动之间的联系；并探索动物主人对他们的动物在封锁期间所扮演角色的看法。2020年4月至6月期间，对18岁以上的英国居民进行了一项横断面在线调查。调查问卷包括经过验证的和定制的测量人口统计学的项目；与心理健康、幸福和孤独相关的暴露和结果；人与动物之间的联系以及人与动物之间的互动。在5926名参与者中，5323名（89.8%）至少有一只伴侣动物。大多数人认为他们的动物是相当大的支持来源，但据报道，在封锁期间提供护理的各种实际方面存在担忧。人与动物之间的联系强度在不同物种之间没有显著差异。禁闭前较差的心理健康状况与较强的人与动物关系相关（b = - 0.014, 95% CI [- 0.023 - - 0.005], p = 0.002）。拥有动物与不拥有动物相比，心理健康的下降幅度较小（b = 0.267, 95% CI）。0.79 - 0.455], p = 0.005)，孤独感的增加幅度较小（b = - 0.302, 95% CI [- 0.461 - - 0.144], p = 0.001）。人与动物之间的纽带是一种可能与动物主人心理健康脆弱性有关的结构。在情感亲密度或亲密度方面，人与动物之间的联系强度似乎与动物物种无关。拥有动物似乎减轻了新冠肺炎封锁带来的一些有害心理影响。需要进一步有针对性地调查人与动物的关系和相互作用对人类健康的作用，包括检验社会缓冲假说和开发适合跨动物物种使用的工具。
The Covid-19 pandemic raises questions about the role that relationships and interactions between humans and animals play in the context of widespread social distancing and isolation measures. We aimed to investigate links between mental health and loneliness, companion animal ownership, the human-animal bond, and human-animal interactions; and to explore animal owners’ perceptions related to the role of their animals during lockdown. A cross-sectional online survey of UK residents over 18 years of age was conducted between April and June 2020. The questionnaire included validated and bespoke items measuring demographics; exposures and outcomes related to mental health, wellbeing and loneliness; the human-animal bond and human-animal interactions. Of 5,926 participants, 5,323 (89.8%) had at least one companion animal. Most perceived their animals to be a source of considerable support, but concerns were reported related to various practical aspects of providing care during lockdown. Strength of the human-animal bond did not differ significantly between species. Poorer mental health pre-lockdown was associated with a stronger reported human-animal bond (b = -.014, 95% CI [-.023 - -.005], p = .002). Animal ownership compared with non-ownership was associated with smaller decreases in mental health (b = .267, 95% CI [.079 - .455], p = .005) and smaller increases in loneliness (b = -.302, 95% CI [-.461 - -.144], p = .001) since lockdown. The human-animal bond is a construct that may be linked to mental health vulnerability in animal owners. Strength of the human-animal bond in terms of emotional closeness or intimacy dimensions appears to be independent of animal species. Animal ownership seemed to mitigate some of the detrimental psychological effects of Covid-19 lockdown. Further targeted investigation of the role of human-animal relationships and interactions for human health, including testing of the social buffering hypothesis and the development of instruments suited for use across animal species, is required.
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DOI：
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2020.0020
发表时间：
2020-02-20
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影响因子：
1.6
作者：
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影响因子：
2.6
作者：
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Cacioppo, JT
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发表时间：
1995-01-01
影响因子：
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作者：
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