Is the dog-human relationship an attachment bond? An observational study using Ainsworth's strange situation

By E. Prato-Previde, D. Custance, C. Spiezio, F. Sabatini. 2003

310 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, Pharmacy

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Zsofia Viranyi
2. A. Dóka
3. J. Topál
4. Á. Miklósi
5. Enikö Kubinyi
6. D. Duffy
7. J. Serpell

In Genetics

1. Á. Miklósi
2. J. Topál
3. Enikö Kubinyi
4. V. Csányi
5. Márta Gácsi
6. P. Bennett
7. Zsofia Viranyi
8. A. Dóka

In Pharmacy

1. Á. Miklósi
2. J. Topál
3. Enikö Kubinyi
4. V. Csányi
5. Márta Gácsi
6. E. R. Swinehart
7. Emily K. Crawford
8. A. Dóka

Citations in the corpus

• People and Their Pets: A Relational Perspective on Interpersonal Complementarity and Attachment in Companion Animal Owners (2007, unknown): “Various research studies support the premise that attachment occurs in dogs (Gacsi, Topal, Miklosi, Doka, & Csanyi, 2001; Prato-Previde, Custance, Spiezio, & Sabatini, 2003; Topal, Miklosi, Csanyi, & Doka, 1998), primates (Novak, & Harlow, 1975), and humans (Bretherton, 1992; Th ompson, 1991).”
• Development of the Monash Dog Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS) (2006, background): “Ongoing research is attempting to clarify the situation (Prato-Previde et al. 2003) but, in the interim, it is probably not appropriate to assume that humans are “attached” to their companion animals or vice versa, much less that the items in existing scales are able to measure this elusive concept…”
• The behavior of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) during separation from and reunion with the owner: A questionnaire and an experimental study (2011, background): “Prato-Previde et al. (2003) suggest that owners’ objects left with the dog may have a calming effect.”
• Benefits derived from companion animals, and the use of the term “attachment” (2006, methodology): “Using the Strange Situation, Topál et al. (1998, 2005), Prato-Previde et al. (2003), and Palestrini et al. (2005) studied dogs and their owners and discovered that the conditions of the experiment did activate attachment behaviors in dogs (e.g., seeking proximity, secure base behavior).”
• Attachment to humans: a comparative study on hand-reared wolves and differently socialized dog puppies (2005, background): “The SST is based on the subject’s differential reaction to the owner and an unfamiliar person (stranger) in a moderately stressful environment.”