Wood Lisa, Martin Karen, Christian Hayley, Houghton Steve, Kawachi Ichiro, Vallesi Shannen, McCune Sandra
School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia (M431), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
Faculty of Education, The University of Western Australia (M431), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
SSM Popul Health. 2017 May 5;3:442-447. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002. eCollection 2017 Dec.
•Pet ownership is significantly associated with higher levels of social capital.•Social capital was associated with pet ownership in the U.S. and Australia.•Results are not confined to dog owners nor dog walkers.•Pets are an under-recognized conduit for building social capital.
•养宠物与更高水平的社会资本显著相关。
•在美国和澳大利亚,社会资本与养宠物有关。
•研究结果不仅限于狗主人或遛狗者。
•宠物是建立社会资本的一个未得到充分认识的渠道。