International Open Access Journal Platform

养宠经历对伤人宠物的责任判断的影响

The Impact of Pet Ownership Experience on Responsibility Attribution for Injurious Pets

Psychology of China / 2025,7(7): 827-833 / 2025-07-17 20 16

View Download PDF

• Authors: 颜杰
• Information:

  广西师范大学教育学部心理学系，桂林

• Keywords:
  Human-pet relationship; Human-pet conflict; Responsibility attribution; Pet ownership experience; Situational ambiguity
  人宠关系; 人宠冲突; 归因偏好; 养宠经历; 情景模糊性
• Abstract: With the rising number of pet owners, the bond between humans and pets has grown increasingly close. While pet ownership brings various benefits, it can also lead to social issues such as pet-related injuries and public disturbances, resulting in frequent human-pet conflicts. Due to the unique nature of such incidents, assigning responsibility can be challenging. Drawing on previous research, this study posits that pet ownership experience and situational ambiguity are key factors influencing individuals’ responsibility attributions in human-pet conflicts. An experimental design was employed to investigate the effects of pet ownership experience and situational ambiguity on responsibility attribution. The results showed that in highly ambiguous scenarios, pet owners, compared to non-pet owners, were less likely to attribute responsibility to pets. These findings suggest that pet ownership experience can shape how people attribute responsibility in human-pet conflicts. 随着养宠人数的增多，宠物与人类的关系日益紧密。饲养宠物在给人带来益处的同时，也带来一些伤人、扰民等社会冲突，致使人宠冲突事件频发。而因宠物伤人事件的特殊性，往往难以准确定责。结合以往研究，本文认为养宠经历、情景模糊性是个体在人宠冲突事件中责任归因的主要影响因素。本文通过实验检验养宠经历与情景模糊性对责任归因偏好的影响。结果发现：在高模糊文字情景中，相较于非养宠人，养宠人认为宠物的责任更少。研究结果表明，养宠经历会在一定程度上影响人们对人宠冲突事件的责任归因。
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.35534/pc.0707132
• Cite: 颜杰. (2025). 养宠经历对伤人宠物的责任判断的影响. 中国心理学前沿, 7 (7), 827-833.