Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
Center for Social Sustainability, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Huddinge, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 1;19(13):8114. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19138114.
Previous research has found associations between classic psychedelic use and nature-relatedness, but the link between classic psychedelic use and human−animal relations remains largely unexplored. Using data representative of the US adult population, with regard to age, sex and ethnicity (N = 2822), this pre-registered study assessed lifetime classic psychedelic use, ego dissolution during respondents’ most intense experience using a classic psychedelic, and three measures related to human−animal relations: speciesism, animal solidarity and desire to help animals. The results showed that lifetime classic psychedelic use was negatively associated with speciesism (β = −0.07, p = 0.002), and positively associated with animal solidarity (β = 0.04, p = 0.041), but no association was found with desire to help animals (β = 0.01, p = 0.542). Ego dissolution during the respondents’ most intense experience using a classic psychedelic was negatively associated with speciesism (β = −0.17, p < 0.001), and positively associated with animal solidarity (β = 0.18, p < 0.001) and desire to help animals (β = 0.10, p = 0.007). The findings indicate that classic psychedelics and ego dissolution may have an impact on human−animal relations. As these results cannot demonstrate causality, however, future studies should use longitudinal research designs to further explore the potential causal link between classic psychedelic use and human−animal relations.
先前的研究已经发现了经典迷幻药物使用与自然关联性之间的关联,但经典迷幻药物使用与人类与动物关系之间的联系在很大程度上仍未得到探索。本预先注册的研究使用了具有代表性的美国成年人数据,涉及年龄、性别和种族(N=2822),评估了一生中经典迷幻药物的使用情况、受访者在使用经典迷幻药物时最强烈体验中的自我消解,以及与人类与动物关系相关的三个度量标准:物种主义、动物团结和帮助动物的意愿。结果表明,一生中经典迷幻药物的使用与物种主义呈负相关(β=-0.07,p=0.002),与动物团结呈正相关(β=0.04,p=0.041),但与帮助动物的意愿无关(β=0.01,p=0.542)。受访者在使用经典迷幻药物时最强烈体验中的自我消解与物种主义呈负相关(β=-0.17,p<0.001),与动物团结呈正相关(β=0.18,p<0.001),与帮助动物的意愿呈正相关(β=0.10,p=0.007)。这些发现表明,经典迷幻药物和自我消解可能会对人类与动物关系产生影响。然而,由于这些结果不能证明因果关系,因此未来的研究应该使用纵向研究设计来进一步探索经典迷幻药物使用与人类与动物关系之间潜在的因果联系。