Companion cats and the social support systems of men with AIDS

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作者
Castelli, P
Hart, LA [1 ]
Zasloff, RL
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[1] Univ Calif Davis, Sch Vet Med, Ctr Anim Soc, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Bracco Ind Chim Spa, Milan, Italy
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10.2466/pr0.2001.89.1.177
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
60 male pet owners with AIDS were given a formal questionnaire including items related to demographic, lifestyle, and pet ownership, as well as the Comfort from Companion Animals Scale, the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The men lived in the San Francisco area and received assistance from Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS), a community organization, in caring for their companion dogs or cats. Participants were a convenience sample of pet owners who volunteered front among 500 PAWS clients and who do not necessarily represent a random sample of men with AIDS who keep companion animals, For these men, their comfort from companion animals was significantly associated with having cats but not dogs, closeness with friends, dissatisfaction with their practical support system, and listing pets as a source of support, Loneliness was negatively associated with having a large practical support network, scoring as healthy on the General Health Questionnaire, and living alone. For these male pet owners with AIDS, pet cats appeared to complement their supportive relationships with friends and family that were protective against loneliness.
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