Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction DOI Creative Commons
Salomé Elizabeth Scholtz

Social Sciences, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 11(11), С. 501 - 501

Опубликована: Окт. 31, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the remote-working trend and placed many employees in a unique situation: conducting work presence of household pets. Despite research on pet-friendly workplaces, little is available impact pets may have owners. A simultaneous multimethod study was conducted to explore employees’ work-related exhaustion job satisfaction. current reports qualitative findings study. Using purposive sampling data were collected from pet owners (n = 77) through an online survey. Qualitative content analysis shows that served as social resource remote workers influenced participants’ willingness continue working. Some also saw their demand. This provides preliminary insight into pets’ role satisfaction support.

Язык: Английский

Understanding kitten fostering and socialisation practices using mixed methods DOI Creative Commons
Courtney Graham, Katherine E. Koralesky, David L. Pearl

и другие.

Animal Welfare, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Many companion kittens entering shelters are fostered by volunteer community members during the sensitive period for socialisation (~2 to 9 weeks of age) when early experiences critical behavioural development. Using a mixed-method survey, we explored current fostering practices relevant kitten development and welfare. Foster caretaker participants (n = 487) described their reported providing with majority recommended experiences, such as handling exposure various toys exploratory items. In open-ended text responses, foster caretakers how they adapted fearful supports challenges perceived impact ability properly socialise kittens. Some non-recommended techniques (e.g. flooding) were socialising kittens, decreased odds reporting higher level agreeableness personality trait an increased if had been impacted COVID-19 pandemic. feeling supported through shelter-supplied resources, personal knowledge, external support, having access opportunities; however, faced time constraints), shelter-specific lack shelter support), kitten-specific illness). This study highlights perspectives related optimal socialisation, development, To identify opportunities improvement it is important investigate guidelines provided caretakers, ultimate goal enhancing improved welfare, long-term adoption, satisfaction.

Язык: Английский

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Perceived Relationships and the Costs and Benefits of Dog Ownership in Czech Homeless and Non-Homeless People DOI Creative Commons
Lucie Přibylová,

Michaela Součková,

Hana Vostrá-Vydrová

и другие.

Anthrozoös, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 17

Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2024

Dog ownership is connected to several psychological and physical health benefits, but it also comes with costs consequences in terms of providing suitable accommodation or leaving the dog while going work, hospital, traveling on holiday. Although many people think that homeless individuals should not have a dog, among communities quite popular beneficial for them. In this study, we compared perceived benefits (based Czech version Monash Owner Relationship Scale) who had did permanent housing. total, 1,056 participated which 955 housing 101 not. After completing questionnaire, participants experiencing homelessness responded open-ended questions about their life street. No statistically significant differences emerged Owner–Dog Interaction subscale (p = 0.289), Perceived Costs 0.251). However, Emotional Closeness subscale, there was difference between groups, (Z 2.079, p 0.038): owners reported higher emotional closeness dogs. These results underline importance companionship individuals. both groups were likely regard as part family, person facing homelessness, may be only family member. Homeless often refuse options jobs when dogs are permitted accompany To address complicated scenario, further research into One Health approach required.

Язык: Английский

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Benefits and Conflicts: A Systematic Review of Dog Park Design and Management Strategies DOI Creative Commons
Shuolei Chen, Zhuoran Wu,

Ole Russell Sleipness

и другие.

Animals, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(17), С. 2251 - 2251

Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2022

Dog ownership and dog walking brings various health benefits for urban dwellers, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, but trigger a number of controversies. parks have become increasingly significant public resources in pandemic to support these while facing intense conflicts. To develop effective settings, growing numbers scholars provided insights into design management strategies addressing The objective this study is synthesize analyze aspects park assess identified enhancing their mitigating drawbacks. Following PRISMA guidelines, systematic was conducted benefits, conflicts, parks, supported by Citespace. Benefits conflicts been synthesized organized according frequency presence statistical results. We analyzed assessed existing strategies. Through study, we discovered need obtain o po experimental evidence on enhance sources conflict limitations intensity visitors’ physical activity off-leash areas. Guidelines were made alleviating future development sustainable that promote healthy relationships between canines residents built environments.

Язык: Английский

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The Significance of Pets for Vulnerable Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Explorative Qualitative Study DOI Creative Commons
Peter W.A. Reniers, Ruslan Leontjevas, Ine J.N. Declercq

и другие.

Animals, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(20), С. 2752 - 2752

Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2022

Older adults receiving long-term care at home (LTCH-clients) were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its countermeasures. Previous research suggests that pets can mitigate some of pandemic’s impacts for older but results are contradictory. Our aim was to investigate experiences LTCH-clients significance their during pandemic. Accounting saturation, semi-structured interviews conducted with five four family caregivers dementia. Participants asked about LTCH-clients’ Two researchers performed thematic analyses in ATLAS.ti using open coding an iterative–inductive approach. All participants reported negative as a result Results suggested caring provided pet owners structure, which may have contributed sense stability continuity. outcomes underlined important role both before

Язык: Английский

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Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction DOI Creative Commons
Salomé Elizabeth Scholtz

Social Sciences, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 11(11), С. 501 - 501

Опубликована: Окт. 31, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the remote-working trend and placed many employees in a unique situation: conducting work presence of household pets. Despite research on pet-friendly workplaces, little is available impact pets may have owners. A simultaneous multimethod study was conducted to explore employees’ work-related exhaustion job satisfaction. current reports qualitative findings study. Using purposive sampling data were collected from pet owners (n = 77) through an online survey. Qualitative content analysis shows that served as social resource remote workers influenced participants’ willingness continue working. Some also saw their demand. This provides preliminary insight into pets’ role satisfaction support.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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