APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Man's Best Friend: Pet Attitudes Predict Preferences for Pets over People

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Jack Krizizke
    Antioch University Seattle
  • Katherine Aumer
    University of Hawaii West Oahu
  • Michael Erickson
    University of California, Riverside
  • Marc Jaksuwijitkorn
    Roosevelt University
  • Jennifer Åbb
    Hawaii Pacific University

Abstract

While previous studies provide evidence of the importance of pet-ownership and animal companionship, they do not explain why some people prefer to maintain relationships with pets over humans. This research shows that positive pet attitudes predict preferences for pet-human relationships over human-human relationships and identifies differences in relationship dynamics.

Friendship

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