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Haarige Helfer, gefiederte Gefährten und schuppige Freunde

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Zusammenfassung

Pets — Haustiere sind für viele Menschen in allen Altersgruppen und verschiedenen Lebenslagen wichtige Quellen von Gesundheitsförderung und Schutz vor Belastung und Krankheit. Nicht nur wichtige Sozialisations- und Entwicklungsbeiträge, sondern auch positive Effekte sozialer Geselligkeit und stigmafreier Intimität, emotionale Unterstützung in belastenden und krisenhaften Lebenssituationen und gar heilende Wirkungen bei körperlichen Krankheiten und in seelischen Krisen durch Tiere sind heute vielfach erwiesen. Ein bio-psycho-soziales Wirkungspanorama hilfreicher Tiereffekte wird entworfen und auf dem Hintergrund von Support- und Companionship-Theorie interpretiert.

Abstract

Pets are not only family members. For a lot of people in all stages of life cycle, pets are important sources of support. They are able to contribute to our health as well as to buffer stress and illness in our lives. The may be seen as important agents of socialisation and development of children and as friendly companions of the elderly. The article reviews the state of knowledge in positive aspects of human animal bonds and develops a bio-psycho-social panorama of effects.

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Zum Autor Frank Nestmann ist Diplompsychologe und Professor für Beratung und Rehabilitation am Institut für Sozialpädagogik, Sozialarbeit und Wohlfahrtswissenschaften an der Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaften der TU Dresden.

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Nestmann, F. Haarige Helfer, gefiederte Gefährten und schuppige Freunde. Gruppendynamik 36, 443–469 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-005-0144-8

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