Abstract:
With a long history of keeping pets, the traditional view is that pets bring unique experiences
to owners and are good for their physical and mental health. However, a growing number of studies have
found that pets may also have a negative impact on owners’ mental health, especially in the aspects of
pet problem behavior, pet separation anxiety and Pet Bereavement. In the future, more research should
be done on the theoretical integration of the relationship between owners and pets, the new human-pet
relationship, and the mechanism of pet’s effect on owner’s mental health in special period.
人类养宠物具有漫长的历史,传统的观点往往认为宠物给主人带来独特的体验并促进主人的身心健康。然而,越来越多的研究发现,宠物也可能对主人的心理健康带来消极影响,尤其是宠物问题行为、人宠分离焦虑和宠物丧失等方面都可能为主人的身心健康带来一定的负面影响。未来可在人宠关系的理论整合、新型人宠关系、特殊时期宠物对主人心理健康的作用机制等方面加强研究。