2015
DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1042.2015.00142
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The Nature of the Bond between Pets and Owners: A Psychological Analysis

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“…Most researchers hold that strong social support is good for seniors, particularly for empty nesters [41][42][43]. From a psychological perspective, owners tend to regard companion dogs as "little humans" rather than "things" [44]. We thus infer that non-human animals are crucial to the multispecies kinship of empty-nest families, in which humans cease to be the center and the boundaries between species are indistinct [45].…”
Section: Agency Of Both Companion Dogs and Urban Empty Nestersmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Most researchers hold that strong social support is good for seniors, particularly for empty nesters [41][42][43]. From a psychological perspective, owners tend to regard companion dogs as "little humans" rather than "things" [44]. We thus infer that non-human animals are crucial to the multispecies kinship of empty-nest families, in which humans cease to be the center and the boundaries between species are indistinct [45].…”
Section: Agency Of Both Companion Dogs and Urban Empty Nestersmentioning
confidence: 94%