| Abstract | Stav prema kućnim ljubimcima povezan je s brojnim aspektima funkcioniranja pojedinaca. Tako pozitivan stav pojedinca prema ljubimcima može služiti i kao prediktor njegovog odnosa i ponašanja prema okolišu, životinjama općenito te njihovoj zaštiti. Stav pojedinca prema kućnim ljubimcima u međuodnosu je s privrženosti pojedinca kućnim ljubimcima pa tako osim što stav utječe na vjerojatnost suživota s ljubimcima, sama privrženost kućnim ljubimcima također utječe na stav. Kronična je usamljenost u današnje vrijeme povezana sa mnogim psihofizičkim problemima, poput kardiovaskularnih bolesti, povišenim krvnim tlakom, slabijim kognitivnim funkcioniranjem, pojavom psihoza, depresije, Alzheimerove bolesti i sl. Ovim se istraživanjem ispitivao odnos usamljenosti te privrženosti i stava prema kućnim ljubimcima primjenjujući upitnike UCLA-U, LAPS i PAS na 115 sudionika (od čega 15.6% muškaraca i 84.4% žena, te 81.7% činili su vlasnici ljubimaca i 18.3% sudionici bez ljubimaca) u dobi od 18 do 29 godina (M=23.86; SD=2.75) (Allen i Oshagan, 1995; prema Lacković-Grgin i sur., 2002; Ombla i Penezić, 2010; Penezić i Levačić, 2010). Tako je utvrđeno kako postoji pozitivna povezanost između varijabli stava prema ljubimcima i privrženosti prema njima, te kako postoji i pozitivna povezanost među varijablama privrženosti kućnim ljubimcima i razine osjećaja usamljenosti. Drugim riječima, pojedinci više razine privrženosti pokazuju pozitivnije stavove prema kućnim ljubimcima i više razine usamljenosti. S druge strane nije utvrđena razlika u razini usamljenosti između sudionika koji su vlasnici i onih koji nisu vlasnici kućnih ljubimaca. Rezultati ovog istraživanja usmjereni su ka boljem razumjevanju usamljenost i efekt koji ljubimci imaju na nju te je dodatno ispitan odnos privrženosti kućnim ljubimcima i stavova prema njima. |
| Abstract (english) | Attitudes towards pets are connected to variety of aspects of individuals’ functioning. A positive attitude toward pets can serve as a predictor of one’s relationship and behavior with the environment, animals in gneral and theres protection. Attitude toward pets is also intertwined with person’s attachment to them, so as attitude can affect probability of having an animal, level of attachment can influence one’s attitude. Today chronic loneliness is associated with many psychophysical problems such as cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, impaired cognitive functioning, and development of psychosis, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and more. The research examined the relationship between loneliness, attachment, and attitudes towards pets, using the UCLA-LS, LAPS, and PAS questionnaires on 115 participants (of which 15.6% were male and 84.4% were female, and 81.7% were pet owners, while 18.3% were not pet owners) aged between 18 and 29 years (M=23.86; SD=2.75) (Allen i Oshagan, 1995; prema Lacković-Grgin i sur., 2002; Ombla i Penezić, 2010; Penezić i Levačić, 2010). Positive correlations were found between attitude and attachment to pets, and also between person’s attachment to pets and feeling of loneliness. In other words, individuals with higher levels of attachment to their pets show more positive attitudes towards them and higher levels of loneliness. However, no difference was found in levels of loneliness between pet owners and non-pet owners. These results aim to improve our understanding of loneliness and efeects pets can have on it, but also for better understanding of relationship between attachment to pets and attitudes toward them. |
