Fostering secure attachment: experiences of animal companions in the foster home
Fostering secure attachment: experiences of animal companions in the foster home
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DOI：
10.1080/14616734.2017.1280517
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发表时间：
2017-06-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Rockett, Ben
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作者：
Carr, Sam;Rockett, Ben
本研究试图以依恋理论为视角，探讨长期寄养环境下儿童与动物伴侣的关系。对8名儿童及其寄养家庭的纵向案例研究数据进行归纳和演绎的主题分析表明：(a)儿童与动物伴侣的关系本身就满足了依恋相关的功能；(b)动物伴侣也有助于软化对寄养照顾者的看法，为亲密关系的发展提供了机会。因此，寄养家庭中的动物可能在帮助孩子们找到和发展安全、温暖和有爱的关系方面发挥着重要作用。
This study sought to use attachment theory as a lens through which to explore children's relationships with animal companions in the context of long-term foster care. Inductive and deductive thematic analyses of longitudinal case study data from eight children and their foster families suggested (a) that children's relationships with animal companions satisfied attachment-related functions in their own right and (b) that animal companions also helped to soften perceptions of foster caregivers, facilitating opportunities for the development of closeness. Animals in the foster home may therefore play an important part in helping children to find and develop secure, warm, and loving relationships.