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Children's drawings and attachment to pets

A H Kidd1, R M Kidd

  • 1Center for Animals in Society, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, USA.

Psychological Reports
|August 1, 1995
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Human-animal interaction

Background:

  • Spatial distance in drawings can reflect emotional closeness.
  • Understanding children's perceptions of family and pet relationships is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if spatial distances in children's drawings represent emotional distances.
  • To explore how pet ownership influences perceived emotional closeness to pets versus family members.

Main Methods:

  • 242 pet-owning and 35 nonpet-owning children (kindergarten to eighth grade) drew self, pet, and family figures.
  • Analysis of spatial proximity between figures in drawings.

Main Results:

  • Pet owners drew pets significantly closer than family members.
  • Younger children showed greater self-pet distance, while older children depicted more "holding" poses.
  • Specific pet types (cats, dogs) were drawn closer than fish.

Conclusions:

  • Drawing distances correlate with emotional closeness, particularly for pet owners.
  • Pet ownership strengthens perceived emotional bonds with pets compared to family.

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