An examination of the relations between human attachment, pet attachment, depression, and anxiety

摘要: The roles of pets in families and their positive impact on mood have been reported by some studies (Becker, 1999; Garrity, Stallones, Marx, & Johnson, 1989). Additionally, research has found that the more attached humans are to pets, they feel emotionally supported (Stammbach Turner, 1999) greater decrease depressive symptoms (Garrity et al., In United States approximately 57.9% all households own a pet. Thus, homes pet than do not (American Veterinary Medical Association, 1992). Given size American population, many people exposure pets' potentially mood. This study had multiple purposes as it sought examine attachment demographic variables, explore attachment-human connection, investigate human related anxiety depression, relation depression. findings from this indicate is significantly different based upon type pet, role amount money participants paid for where housed, sex owner, income owner. also was participants' marital status, avoidance income. constructs anxiety, avoidance, depression positively correlate with one another most cases. results construct correlated or