The current research explores animals are able to aid humans after a break up of any kind. The overarching thesis is playing with an animal can help the person cope with a break up because of the change of focus to something else. The important role that dogs play is that having a bond with “man’s best friend” means that the animal can sense when the owner is feeling bad, in this case going through a break up, and then make the owner feel better by being there for them. In the first section of the paper, I will discuss background research on how pets and nature have helped people cope with difficult situations. Then, I will discuss my hypothesis that is that dogs help people cope with emotional situations specifically break-ups. Then, I will
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In a study 97 undergraduates with an average age of 19, found that pets can make people feel better after a break up. ( McConnell,2011) Subjects were asked to write about a time when they felt excluded. Then they were asked to write about their favorite pet, or to write about their favorite friend, or to draw a map of their campus. The researchers found that writing about pets was just as effective as writing about a friend (2011). The study found, pet owners were just as close to keep people in their lives as to their animals, showing no evidence that relationships with pets came at the expense of relationships with other people, or that people depended more on pets when their human social support was poorer. “We observed evidence that pet owners fared better, both in terms of well-being outcomes and individual differences, than non-owners on several dimensions,” said lead researcher Allen R. McConnell, PhD, of Miami University in Ohio. “Specifically, pet owners had greater self-esteem, were more physically fit, tended to be less lonely, were more conscientious, and were more extraverted, tended to be less fearful and tended to be less preoccupied than non-owners.” (2011) Dogs make humans life better and they will help in any way they can and sometimes human don’t even notice the impact that their dog has on …show more content…
For group one I consider that is going to be ambiguous and it might take indefinite amount of time to get over. With the second group I consider that they have a new responsibility, but they might not take care as good care of them for their emotional state. I consider that at least fifty percent of this group should heal faster the group one. Finally, group three will show more improvement because they are creating a new routine. It is given to them and they have to follow some rules that might change their focus from the break up to taking care of the dog and doing things like socializing and creating new friends like when they go to the play dates for the dogs. Also, they are creating a new health discipline that would keep their body strong and create endorphins that are important for an individual to improve their emotional state. Some might even notice changes in their body and increase their self-esteem creating new opportunities with their new life and their new
In a study 97 undergraduates with an average age of 19, found that pets can make people feel better after a break up. ( McConnell,2011) Subjects were asked to write about a time when they felt excluded. Then they were asked to write about their favorite pet, or to write about their favorite friend, or to draw a map of their campus. The researchers found that writing about pets was just as effective as writing about a friend (2011). The study found, pet owners were just as close to keep people in their lives as to their animals, showing no evidence that relationships with pets came at the expense of relationships with other people, or that people depended more on pets when their human social support was poorer. “We observed evidence that pet owners fared better, both in terms of well-being outcomes and individual differences, than non-owners on several dimensions,” said lead researcher Allen R. McConnell, PhD, of Miami University in Ohio. “Specifically, pet owners had greater self-esteem, were more physically fit, tended to be less lonely, were more conscientious, and were more extraverted, tended to be less fearful and tended to be less preoccupied than non-owners.” (2011) Dogs make humans life better and they will help in any way they can and sometimes human don’t even notice the impact that their dog has on …show more content…
For group one I consider that is going to be ambiguous and it might take indefinite amount of time to get over. With the second group I consider that they have a new responsibility, but they might not take care as good care of them for their emotional state. I consider that at least fifty percent of this group should heal faster the group one. Finally, group three will show more improvement because they are creating a new routine. It is given to them and they have to follow some rules that might change their focus from the break up to taking care of the dog and doing things like socializing and creating new friends like when they go to the play dates for the dogs. Also, they are creating a new health discipline that would keep their body strong and create endorphins that are important for an individual to improve their emotional state. Some might even notice changes in their body and increase their self-esteem creating new opportunities with their new life and their new