Mark Travers, Ph.D., is an American psychologist with degrees from Cornell University and the University of Colorado Boulder. He is the lead psychologist at Awake Therapy, a telehealth company that provides video and telephone psychotherapy, counseling, and coaching to individuals in over 40 countries worldwide.
and companionship. They can also teach us a thing or two about learning to understand and treat others better, inspiring empathy in surprising ways.
Here are two reasons why pet-ownership can enhance empathy and social relationships, according to research.found that a strong attachment with our pets can enhance our empathy for animals, which in turn is associated with more prosocial behavior towards other humans. Prosocial behavior encompasses voluntary actions that are meant to benefit and support others.
Pets seem to mirror the role that primary attachment figures—such as childhood caregivers—play in human relationships by providing a template for their owner’s human relationships. Positive attachment figures can provide emotional support, model trust and security and reduce stress. “Individuals often regard their pets as attachment figures deserving of care, influencing them to empathize with their pets’ well-being during stressful circumstances. The influence of animal empathy on prosocial attitudes toward humans may arise from individuals incorporating empathetic processes learned from animals into their interactions with humans, considering pets as representatives of others in attachment relationships,” the researchers explain.
Attachment Figure Companionship Prosocial Behavior Emotional Bonds Emotional Cues Pet Owner Connectedness Scale Social Functioning Mark Travers Online Therapy
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