Amiot Catherine E, Bastian Brock
Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
PLoS One. 2017 Jan 3;12(1):e0168184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168184. eCollection 2017.
Interactions with animals are pervasive in human life, a fact that is reflected in the burgeoning field of human-animal relations research. The goal of the current research was to examine the psychology of our social connection with other animals, by specifically developing a measure of solidarity with animals. In 8 studies using correlational, experimental, and longitudinal designs, solidarity with animals predicted more positive attitudes and behaviors toward animals, over and above existing scales of identification, and even when this implied a loss of resources and privileges for humans relative to animals. Solidarity with animals also displayed predicted relationships with relevant variables (anthropomorphism, empathy). Pet owners and vegetarians displayed higher levels of solidarity with animals. Correlational and experimental evidence confirmed that human-animal similarity heightens solidarity with animals. Our findings provide a useful measure that can facilitate important insights into the nature of our relationships with animals.
人类与动物的互动在人类生活中无处不在，这一事实在新兴的人兽关系研究领域中得到了体现。当前研究的目的是通过专门开发一种对动物的团结感测量方法，来研究我们与其他动物社会联系的心理。在8项采用相关、实验和纵向设计的研究中，对动物的团结感预示着对动物更积极的态度和行为，超越了现有的认同量表，甚至当这意味着相对于动物而言人类资源和特权的损失时也是如此。对动物的团结感还与相关变量（拟人化、同理心）呈现出预期的关系。宠物主人和素食者表现出更高水平的对动物的团结感。相关和实验证据证实，人兽相似性会增强对动物的团结感。我们的研究结果提供了一种有用的测量方法，有助于深入了解我们与动物关系的本质。
