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Animals in the Lives of Adolescents : A bio-centric perspective

Animals in the Lives of Adolescents : A bio-centric perspective . Gail F. Melson Purdue University. Incidence of Pet Ownership (US). Demographic Profile of Pet Owners. Benefits of Owning Pets. Animal themes in children’s art. Animals teach the alphabet. Involvement with younger sibs.

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Animals in the Lives of Adolescents : A bio-centric perspective

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  1. Animals in the Lives of Adolescents : A bio-centric perspective Gail F. Melson Purdue University

  2. Incidence of Pet Ownership (US)

  3. Demographic Profile of Pet Owners

  4. Benefits of Owning Pets

  5. Animal themes in children’s art

  6. Animals teach the alphabet

  7. Involvement with younger sibs

  8. Children’s mean frequency of play with pets and younger siblings (n=211)

  9. Children’s descriptions of their relationship to their pet (Melson, et al, 1992)

  10. Maternal employment and attachment to pets

  11. Are pets compensatory outlets for play? • Children without younger sibs spend more time in pet play than children with younger sibs • Boys without pets play more with non-family babies than boys with pets

  12. Empathy across species, or “Feeling your pain”

  13. Attachment to pets in relation to empathy and self-competence (Melson, et al, 1992)

  14. Children’s evaluation of Canis as social companion(Melson, Kahn, Beck, Friedman & Roberts, in prep.)

  15. Pets as emotional support

  16. Caring for animals as nurturance development

  17. Dimensions of child-animal contact

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