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Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated?
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Dogs and cats are animals that have been accompanying humans for many years. There is no doubt that they are emotionally connected with people, although each of them in their own way. The study attempts to assess the emotional relationship between humans, dogs, and cats living in one...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9179579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35681936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12111472 |
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author | Wojtaś, Justyna Garbiec, Aleksandra Karpiński, Mirosław Skowronek, Patrycja Strachecka, Aneta |
author_facet | Wojtaś, Justyna Garbiec, Aleksandra Karpiński, Mirosław Skowronek, Patrycja Strachecka, Aneta |
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description | SIMPLE SUMMARY: Dogs and cats are animals that have been accompanying humans for many years. There is no doubt that they are emotionally connected with people, although each of them in their own way. The study attempts to assess the emotional relationship between humans, dogs, and cats living in one household on the basis of the correlations between the hair cortisol level. The study involved 25 women who had at least one dog and at least one cat at home. Based on the study conducted, no significant correlation was found between the level of cortisol in the hair of the owners and their pets. There were, however, some interesting differences depending on the degree of emotional connection and the frequency of interactions. ABSTRACT: Human–animal interactions and the emotional relationship of the owner with the pet are the subjects of many scientific studies and the constant interest of not only scientists but also pet owners. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the hair cortisol levels of dogs, cats, and their owners living in the same household. The owners were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning the frequency of their interactions with pets and emotional relationship with each of their cats and each of their dogs. The study involved 25 women who owned at least one dog and at least one cat. In total, 45 dogs and 55 cats from 25 households participated in the study. The average level of hair cortisol of the owners was 4.62 ng/mL, of the dogs 0.26 ng/mL, and in the hair of cats 0.45 ng/mL. There was no significant correlation between the hair cortisol level of the owner and dog or the owner and the cat and between dogs and cats living together. A significant positive correlation was observed between the hair cortisol level in the owner and the pet, for dogs in which the owner performs grooming treatments once a week and for cats which are never kissed. Although our study did not find many significant correlations, studies using other stress markers might have yielded different results. |
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spelling | pubmed-91795792022-06-10 Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? Wojtaś, Justyna Garbiec, Aleksandra Karpiński, Mirosław Skowronek, Patrycja Strachecka, Aneta Animals (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: Dogs and cats are animals that have been accompanying humans for many years. There is no doubt that they are emotionally connected with people, although each of them in their own way. The study attempts to assess the emotional relationship between humans, dogs, and cats living in one household on the basis of the correlations between the hair cortisol level. The study involved 25 women who had at least one dog and at least one cat at home. Based on the study conducted, no significant correlation was found between the level of cortisol in the hair of the owners and their pets. There were, however, some interesting differences depending on the degree of emotional connection and the frequency of interactions. ABSTRACT: Human–animal interactions and the emotional relationship of the owner with the pet are the subjects of many scientific studies and the constant interest of not only scientists but also pet owners. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the hair cortisol levels of dogs, cats, and their owners living in the same household. The owners were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning the frequency of their interactions with pets and emotional relationship with each of their cats and each of their dogs. The study involved 25 women who owned at least one dog and at least one cat. In total, 45 dogs and 55 cats from 25 households participated in the study. The average level of hair cortisol of the owners was 4.62 ng/mL, of the dogs 0.26 ng/mL, and in the hair of cats 0.45 ng/mL. There was no significant correlation between the hair cortisol level of the owner and dog or the owner and the cat and between dogs and cats living together. A significant positive correlation was observed between the hair cortisol level in the owner and the pet, for dogs in which the owner performs grooming treatments once a week and for cats which are never kissed. Although our study did not find many significant correlations, studies using other stress markers might have yielded different results. MDPI 2022-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9179579/ /pubmed/35681936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12111472 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wojtaś, Justyna Garbiec, Aleksandra Karpiński, Mirosław Skowronek, Patrycja Strachecka, Aneta Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? |
title | Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? |
title_full | Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? |
title_fullStr | Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? |
title_full_unstemmed | Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? |
title_short | Are Hair Cortisol Levels of Humans, Cats, and Dogs from the Same Household Correlated? |
title_sort | are hair cortisol levels of humans, cats, and dogs from the same household correlated? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9179579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35681936 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12111472 |
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