Grief for Pets Is Judged As Less Legitimate and Normative Than Grief for Humans, Especially over Time

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Keyword: Relationship Science

Abstract: We examined how observers judge the legitimacy and social normativeness of grief following pet versus human loss. 315 U.S. adults read experimentally varied vignettes describing a recent or more distant loss. Grief for pets was judged as less legitimate and normative, especially when the loss had occurred three months earlier.

• Brian Chin (Presenting Author)
• Betsy Orlando (Author)
• Jade Burnett (Author)