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Amiot, Catherine; Caron, Pier-Olivier, & Brock, Bastian (2022). Identifying with other animals and human well-being: extending perspectives on the social cure and human-animal relations. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 58, 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2022.10.003
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Item Type: | Journal Articles |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Status: | Published |
Abstract: | Prior research has uncovered a beneficial role for social identities in promoting human wellbeing. Whether these benefits also arise from the tendency to identify with a highly superordinate category that includes other animals, has never been examined. Building on theories of social and superordinate identification and prior research on human-animal interactions, we explore the associations between the dimensions of identification with animals (solidarity with animals, human-animal similarity, animal pride) and psychological well-being. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among a representative sample of Canadian adults (N=2424). Controlling for sociodemographic variables, animal pride played a particularly clear role in predicting higher psychological well-being (higher vitality, life satisfaction, presence of life meaning; lower stress, loneliness, psychological inflexibility). In contrast, solidarity with animals predicted lower well-being (lower life satisfaction; higher search for meaning). Our findings provide a nuanced understanding of how the social cure perspective may be extended to highly inclusive superordinate categories. |
Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Depositor: | Caron, Pier-Olivier |
Owner / Manager: | Pier-Olivier Caron |
Deposited: | 24 Oct 2022 15:36 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jan 2024 06:15 |
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