附着方式,持续的纽带,伴侣动物死亡后的悲伤
Amy D Lykins1, Paul D McGreevy2, Bindi Bennett3
1School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Death studies
|October 6, 2023
概括
失去一只物会引起相当大的悲伤. 依恋焦虑会加重悲伤,而避免依恋会减轻悲伤,无论你是否继续与物保持联系.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 人与动物之间的研究.
- 悲伤研究 悲伤研究
背景情况:
- 伴侣动物的死亡经常导致深深的悲伤.
- 关于悲伤预测因素的先前研究面临局限性,阻碍了全面的理解.
- 伴侣动物的丧失是影响许多人的重大生命事件.
研究的目的:
- 调查依恋风格,持续的纽带和失去的时间之间的相互作用,以预测伴侣动物死亡后的悲伤程度.
- 为了检查不同的依恋方式 (焦虑和回避) 如何影响悲伤.
- 了解连续纽带在依恋和悲伤之间的关系中的温和作用.
主要方法:
- 一项大型在线调查,对496名参与者 (18-79岁) 进行了调查,这些参与者在三年内经历了伴侣动物的丧失.
- 使用持续债券调查问卷,悲伤评估和依恋风格措施.
- 统计分析控制了自损失以来的时间,以隔离依恋和持续债券的影响.
主要成果:
- 更高的依恋焦虑与更严重的悲伤有关,部分通过持续的债券来缓解.
- 避免依恋预测了不那么严重的悲伤,独立于持续的债券.
- 自损失以来的时间被控制,突出了依恋风格的主要影响.
结论:
- 附着方式显著预测伴侣动物丧失后的悲伤严重程度.
- 持续的债券在依恋焦虑中起到缓解作用,而不是避免.
- 建议将非人类动物损失纳入长期悲伤障碍标准,并根据依恋方式量身定制丧失支持.
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