Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety
Abstract Parental guilt, one common subtype of guilt often associated with work-family conflict (WFC), has been found to be associated with depression and anxiety. Because many people view their pets as family members and even children, the current study was designed to explore dog owners’ dog-relat...
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| author | Lori R. Kogan Cori Bussolari Jennifer Currin-McCulloch Wendy Packman Phyllis Erdman |
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| description | Abstract Parental guilt, one common subtype of guilt often associated with work-family conflict (WFC), has been found to be associated with depression and anxiety. Because many people view their pets as family members and even children, the current study was designed to explore dog owners’ dog-related guilt and its relationship with depression and anxiety. Through an online anonymous survey, the results of our study suggest that dog owners’ guilt and dog-related WFC are at comparable levels to those reported in human family studies. They are also both significant predictors of depression and anxiety. It is important for mental health professionals to be aware of this disenfranchised guilt and help clients cope in positive ways. Guidance related to self-compassion is offered as one strategy to help pet owners struggling with this common, but often trivialized, source of guilt. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ccd9abe9bc247acabb1036ab792c2022024-04-03T09:45:29ZengCABIHuman-Animal Interactions2957-95382023-02-01202310.1079/hai.2023.0016Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxietyLori R. Kogan0Cori Bussolari1Jennifer Currin-McCulloch2Wendy Packman3Phyllis Erdman4Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USADepartment of Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USASchool of Social Work, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USADepartment of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USACollege of Education, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USAAbstract Parental guilt, one common subtype of guilt often associated with work-family conflict (WFC), has been found to be associated with depression and anxiety. Because many people view their pets as family members and even children, the current study was designed to explore dog owners’ dog-related guilt and its relationship with depression and anxiety. Through an online anonymous survey, the results of our study suggest that dog owners’ guilt and dog-related WFC are at comparable levels to those reported in human family studies. They are also both significant predictors of depression and anxiety. It is important for mental health professionals to be aware of this disenfranchised guilt and help clients cope in positive ways. Guidance related to self-compassion is offered as one strategy to help pet owners struggling with this common, but often trivialized, source of guilt.http://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2023.0016guiltpetdogwork-family conflict,depressionanxiety |
| spellingShingle | Lori R. Kogan Cori Bussolari Jennifer Currin-McCulloch Wendy Packman Phyllis Erdman Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety Human-Animal Interactions guilt pet dog work-family conflict, depression anxiety |
| title | Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety |
| title_full | Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety |
| title_fullStr | Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety |
| title_short | Dog owners: Disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety |
| title_sort | dog owners disenfranchised guilt and related depression and anxiety |
| topic | guilt pet dog work-family conflict, depression anxiety |
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