Book Review: “Attachment to pets: An integrative view of human-animal relationships for therapeutic practice” (2013)

Julius, Henri; Beetz, Andrea; Kotrschal, Kurt; Turner, Dennis A.; Uvnäs‐Moberg, Kerstin; Matamonasa-Bennett, A.

doi:10.1079/hai.2013.0009

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“…Comparative studies have revealed a wealth of commonalities between humans and nonhuman animals that allows them to engage in interspecific social relationships [ 14 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ].…”

Section: The Multifaceted Nature Of the Human–animal Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As pointed out in [ 14 ], one reason why humans are both willing and capable to relate to animals is the presence of basic biological structures and mechanisms that are relevant in social contexts; these mechanisms are shared between humans and other animals and are highly conserved among vertebrates. Basic mechanisms that enable human intraspecific close relationships and bonds appear to also be involved in our relationships and bonds with animals, and various nonhuman species may form intense and durable bonds with people (e.g., [ 24 , 25 ]).…”

Section: The Multifaceted Nature Of the Human–animal Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For more than 40 years, studies have shown that the human–animal relationship, especially that with domestic and companion animals, is the result of a complex interactions between biological, psychological, social and cultural factors [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding

Prato-Previde

Ricci²,

Colombo³

2022

Animals

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The human–animal relationship is ancient, complex and multifaceted. It may have either positive effects on humans and animals or poor or even negative and detrimental effects on animals or both humans and animals. A large body of literature has investigated the beneficial effects of this relationship in which both human and animals appear to gain physical and psychological benefits from living together in a reciprocated interaction. However, analyzing the literature with a different perspective it clearly emerges that not rarely are human–animal relationships characterized by different forms and levels of discomfort and suffering for animals and, in some cases, also for people. The negative physical and psychological consequences on animals’ well-being may be very nuanced and concealed, but there are situations in which the negative consequences are clear and striking, as in the case of animal violence, abuse or neglect. Empathy, attachment and anthropomorphism are human psychological mechanisms that are considered relevant for positive and healthy relationships with animals, but when dysfunctional or pathological determine physical or psychological suffering, or both, in animals as occurs in animal hoarding. The current work reviews some of the literature on the multifaceted nature of the human–animal relationship; describes the key role of empathy, attachment and anthropomorphism in human–animal relationships; seeks to depict how these psychological processes are distorted and dysfunctional in animal hoarding, with highly detrimental effects on both animal and human well-being.

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Section: The Multifaceted Nature Of the Human–animal Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Multifaceted Nature Of the Human–animal Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding

Prato-Previde

Ricci²,

Colombo³

2022

Animals

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“…Science Education and Beyond: Citizen Science in Primary School Potentially Affects… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107532 (e.g., see [23]). Most children love to interact with living animals, a phenomenon that may be understood in the context of biophilia [31,32]. Kelemen-Finan et al [10] have shown that CS activities of primary school-aged children affected their motivation and attitudes towards wild animals, such as wild bees.…”

Section: Study 3: Executive Functionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Science Education and Beyond: Citizen Science in Primary School Potentially Affects Conceptual Learning and Socio-Emotional Development

Hirschenhauser¹,

Frigerio²,

Neuböck-Hubinger³

2023

Pedagogy, Learning, and Creativity

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Citizen science (CS) is considered a powerful supplement for teaching natural sciences (and beyond) at school. Even though involving children of primary school age in scientific activities is still uncommon, previous studies confirmed that they can contribute meaningful data as citizen scientists. Yet, the administrative efforts of organising the pupils‘ participation in research activities are high for both, schools and scientists. Typically, some children benefit enormously from participating in a CS project; however, others don’t. To enable decisions for school representatives and funding agencies, empirical tests of the learning benefits of involving CS in routine teaching are needed. This chapter focuses on CS in the education context and wraps up the results of critical tests of (i) factual learning during a project on the social behaviour of a free-living bird species, that is, Greylag geese (Anser anser), (ii) conceptual learning, that is, the transfer of knowledge to new contexts and the children’s concepts of ‘friendship’ and (iii) impulsive behaviour control in primary school children involved in a project as citizen scientists.

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“…Another theory, which is commonly found in the HAI literature, as well as SW's evidence-base, is attachment theory (26). Animals are often perceived as important attachment figures, mainly due to their proximity in everyday life and by facilitating a secure affective environment as a source of social support in various interpersonal contexts [e.g., (36)(37)(38)].…”

Section: Altruismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interdisciplinary approach of Yalom's group therapy factors: A theoretical model for including animal presence in social work education and practice

Rusu

Davis²

2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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An increasing number of studies in the field of Social Work (SW) address the incorporation of animal presence in practice and improved understanding of social support and therapeutic components. Education programs on the ethical and practical principles of animal-assisted interventions, including models and theories supporting the psycho-physiological effects of human-animal interactions (HAI), are being implemented around the world, especially in the US. While designing and implementing a new interdisciplinary curriculum can be time-consuming and, depending on the many variables, integrating elements of HAI components in existing curricula can be a more efficient approach. We present a step-by-step approach for inclusion of HAI knowledge and practice in teaching Yalom's principles and therapeutic factors of group therapy to SW students. Based on a qualitative analysis of the existent literature and on the results of several research projects in the field of HAI, we propose an approach for infusing research-informed examples and theories supporting the beneficial effects of HAI in the direction of the interdisciplinary understanding of the Yalom's primary factors in the therapeutic process, such as: instillation of hope, corrective recapitulation of the primary family group, development of socializing techniques, imitative behavior, interpersonal learning, and group cohesion. Applied values of HAI are discussed for each factor, emphasizing the added value of animal presence in group therapy settings from the perspective of the dynamic of interspecific social networks, i.e., animal-handler-group members.

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Book Review: “Attachment to pets: An integrative view of human-animal relationships for therapeutic practice” (2013)

Cited by 28 publications

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The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding

The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding

Science Education and Beyond: Citizen Science in Primary School Potentially Affects Conceptual Learning and Socio-Emotional Development

Interdisciplinary approach of Yalom's group therapy factors: A theoretical model for including animal presence in social work education and practice

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