APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Man's Best Friend: Pet Attitudes Predict Preferences for Pets over People
- 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