Preadolescents’ relationships with pet dogs: Relationship continuity and associations with adjustment

Kerns, Kathryn A.; Koehn, Amanda; Dulmen, Manfred H. M. van; Stuart-Parrigon, Kaela L; Coifman, Karin G.

doi:10.1080/10888691.2016.1160781

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“…As part of a larger study (Kerns, Koehn, van Dulmen, Stuart-Parrigon, & Coifman, 2017), children were visited at their home after school or in the evenings, and parents provided consent for the child's participation. After completing assent forms, children completed several questionnaires (not part of the present report).…”

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Pet dogs: Does their presence influence preadolescents' emotional responses to a social stressor?

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Despite interest in human-animal interaction, few studies have tested whether the presence of a dog facilitates children's emotional responding. Preadolescents (N 5 99) were randomly assigned to complete the Trier Social Stress Test either with or without their pet dog.Children rated their positive and negative affect, and high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) was assessed throughout the session.Children reported higher positive affect when they completed the task with their pet dog, although there were no differences for negative affect or HF-HRV. Children who had more physical contact with their dog at baseline reported higher positive affect. The findings suggest contact with pets is associated with enhanced positive affect. K E Y W O R D Saffect, emotion, family relations, middle childhood, stress

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“…Field studies have found an interview protocol that emphasizes rapport throughout the interview facilitated communication and cooperation from children during maltreatment interviews (Ahern, Hershkowitz, Lamb, Blasbalg, & Winstanley, 2014; Hershkowitz, Lamb, Katz, & Malloy, 2015). Given the importance of dogs in the lives of many children (Kerns, van Dulmen, Parrigon, & Coifman, 2016), an important next step is to examine the effects of canine-assisted interviews on the accuracy and quantity of children’s reports.…”

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Canine-Assisted Interviews Bolster Informativeness for Negative Autobiographical Memories

Capparelli¹,

Miller

Wright

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Humans and animals share a unique bond. Professionals are capitalizing on the human–animal bond by incorporating animals into therapy, forensic interviews, and the courtroom. However, the mnemonic consequence for including dogs in forensic interviews has not been empirically evaluated. In the current study, we examined whether the use of dogs increases the quantity of verbal reports for emotional events. Undergraduate participants were randomly assigned to dog or no dog conditions. Participants were interviewed about positive experienced events and negative experienced events. All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for quantity of new information. Participants shared more new information in negative event reports with a dog present than with no dog present. There were no significant differences in the quantity of information disclosed for positive event memories between dog conditions. Canine-assisted interviews may provide comfort to people, resulting in more elaborative autobiographical reports about negative stressful events.

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“…While grounded theory largely encourages an open and fresh perspective when exploring new concepts, Strauss and Corbin encourage engagement with the literature as a means of identifying what is important to the developing concept [15]. Therefore, the literature was also consulted to determine behaviors that have been coded in related studies, including proximity and physical contact [16,17].…”

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Exploring the Handler-Dog Connection within a University-Based Animal-Assisted Activity

Kuzara

Pendry

Gee

2019

Animals

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There has been an increase in research concerning the quality of dyadic interactions between humans and dogs in university-based animal assisted activities (AAAs). While interactions between students and dogs are commonly an area of focus, studies examining interactions between handlers and their dogs are needed. We coded 10-min long video-recorded observations (N = 151) using a mixed methods approach to capture the duration and frequency of dog-directed handler behavior (i.e., postural state, verbal and physical contact) before and during interactions with student participants in an AAA. Analyses showed a significant decrease in the proportion of time handlers spent petting their dog, and a significant increase in the proportion of time handlers spent sitting on the floor and restraining their dog by the leash in response to student introduction. Two dimensions of handlers’ dog-directed behavior emerged (e.g., warmth, control) revealing distinct handler interaction styles: Hands-off (L Warmth, L Control), permissive (H warmth, L control), authoritative (H Warmth, H Control), and authoritarian (L Warmth, H Control). Handlers’ interaction styles were influenced by student presence, leading some handlers to increase warmth behaviors directed to their dogs, while others decreased such behaviors. Implications for the facilitation of university-based AAAs are discussed.

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Preadolescents’ relationships with pet dogs: Relationship continuity and associations with adjustment

Cited by 23 publications

References 53 publications

Pet dogs: Does their presence influence preadolescents' emotional responses to a social stressor?

Pet dogs: Does their presence influence preadolescents' emotional responses to a social stressor?

Canine-Assisted Interviews Bolster Informativeness for Negative Autobiographical Memories

Exploring the Handler-Dog Connection within a University-Based Animal-Assisted Activity

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