Aydin, Niluefer and Krueger, Joachim I. and Fischer, Julia and Hahn, Dana and Kastenmueller, Andreas and Frey, Dieter and Fischer, Peter (2012) Man's best friend: How the presence of a dog reduces mental distress after social exclusion. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 48 (1). pp. 446-449. ISSN 0022-1031,
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A substantial amount of research shows that social exclusion is a threat to mental health. In the research reported here, we tested the hypothesis that the presence of a companion animal can serve as a buffer against these adverse effects. In a controlled laboratory experiment, we found that only socially excluded participants who did not work in the presence of a dog reported lower mental well-being compared with socially excluded participants who performed in the presence of a dog and participants who were not socially excluded. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY; HUMAN HEALTH; OSTRACISM; PETS; ACCEPTANCE; REJECTION; BEHAVIOR; PROGRAM; ANXIETY; BELONG; Social exclusion; Companion animal; Coping; Mental health |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie V (Sozial-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2020 10:43 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2020 10:43 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/19612 |
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