#Steeven.™ Posted April 29, 2023 Posted April 29, 2023 Academics from Purdue University analyzed how the two parties lived together during a year of confinement The relationship between pets and owners was one of the most "affected" during the contingency due to the coronavirus pandemic, at this stage both parties lived together longer, as a result of this there was a greater rapprochement, however, factors such as possession and mental health were more complex than thought. Researchers Hsin-Yi Weng, Niwako Ogata and Locksley Messam analyzed how the complex relationship between owners and their companion animals was for a year, the results were shared in their research "Temporary patterns of owner-pet relationship, stress and loneliness during the Covid-19 pandemic", which was published on April 26 by the scientific journal PLOS ONE. In this work, the Purdue University academics explained that the coronavirus pandemic provided an opportunity to analyze this type of complex relationship between dogs, cats and other domestic animals and their guardians. The topics studied in his research were the closeness between both parties, stress and loneliness. Everything was more complex than expected The researchers analyzed a variety of surveys answered by 1,266 people with cats and dogs, 1,128 with cats only, 1,266 with dogs only, and 657 without pets, and who were in different relationship, housing, personality, and factors they considered relevant to their lives. the study. The scientists found that people who regularly lived with canines had a greater reduction in stress and loneliness after leaving "the new normal", compared to cat owners and people who did not have an animal in their care. “The study surveys included questions about participants, concerns and practices related to the pandemic, major life events, and the environment,” the researchers explained in their paper. Among the results of the more than 4,000 surveys conducted, the academics found that people who had a pet reported "less loneliness" in terms of romantic relationships than those who did not own a pet. A feeling of closeness "The results showed that owners reported a closer relationship with their dogs and cats as the pandemic progressed," explained the academics about the closeness that existed between people and animals during confinement, a time that helped to "strengthen" certain way, the links between the two. When the researchers began their work, they started from the hypothesis that confinement directly affected the relationship of dogs and cats with their guardians, however, they detailed that the results showed a positive trend in all the measurements they made. Despite the limitations with which the study was carried out, the authors considered that the work shows the dynamic effects generated by the coronavirus pandemic in the relationships of pets with their owners, the latter considered that their companion animals were of great value. Help during lockdown. The study was considered by the same academics as the first to directly study this type of relationship during the post-COVID stage, a situation that had not been seen in the scientific community, since the first analyzes on this subject were carried out when the effects of the pandemic were just beginning. https://www.infobae.com/mascotas/2023/04/28/personas-y-sus-mascotas-desarrollaron-relaciones-complejas-durante-la-pandemia/
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