Cardiovascular Reactivity and the Presence of Pets, Friends, and Spouses: The Truth About Cats and Dogs

By K. Allen, J. Blascovich, W. Mendes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 2002

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Interpersonal emotion regulation. (2013, background): “, 1988; Batson, Fultz, & Schoenrade, 1987), this is no guarantee, as prosocial support often fails to modulate a target’s affect (Allen et al., 2002; Bolger et al., 2000).”
Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions: The Possible Role of Oxytocin (2012, positive): “the presence of a friend or being alone on heart rate, blood pressure, and skin conductance during an arithmetic, stress-inducing task performed at home and in the laboratory, was studied by Allen et al. (1991). At home, pulse rate, blood pressure, and skin conductance were lower in the presence of ”
Pet dogs as attachment figures (2008, background): “Future work is needed to address whether this finding reflects an elevation of pet dogs whose company is typically well regarded (Allen et al., 2002; Prato-Previde et al., 2006) or a devaluation of fathers and siblings who typically place low in the attachment hierarchies of college students (La…”
Pets as safe havens and secure bases: The moderating role of pet attachment orientations (2012, methodology): “This procedure was similar to that used by Allen et al. (2002). Participants were randomly divided into the three experimental conditions described in Study 1: pet physical presence condition (n = 40), pet cognitive presence condition (n = 40), and control”