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Interspecies kinship: Persons in later life and their companion animals

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Date Issued:
1996
Summary:
The qualitative phenomenological method of Van Manen (1984, 1990) was utilized to illuminate the meaning having a companion animal holds for non-institutionalized adults age 65 and older. Twenty-one written narratives revealed a familial kinship of shared love and companionship. The revelation of elders that their companion animals are family was the primary finding of the study. Indicators of family membership included love and companionship. Love was found to be a blend of three components: Mother-child affection; unconditional positive regard; and the joy of caring for another living being. Companionship between persons in later life and their companion animals was found to be a blend of: Communication; a warm welcome home; shared space, activities of daily living, and playtime; increased social interaction; and caring for self in order to care for another.
Title: Interspecies kinship: Persons in later life and their companion animals.
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Name(s): Yukl, Toni Anne.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Parker, Maryiln, Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1996
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 193 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The qualitative phenomenological method of Van Manen (1984, 1990) was utilized to illuminate the meaning having a companion animal holds for non-institutionalized adults age 65 and older. Twenty-one written narratives revealed a familial kinship of shared love and companionship. The revelation of elders that their companion animals are family was the primary finding of the study. Indicators of family membership included love and companionship. Love was found to be a blend of three components: Mother-child affection; unconditional positive regard; and the joy of caring for another living being. Companionship between persons in later life and their companion animals was found to be a blend of: Communication; a warm welcome home; shared space, activities of daily living, and playtime; increased social interaction; and caring for self in order to care for another.
Identifier: 15307 (digitool), FADT15307 (IID), fau:12077 (fedora)
Note(s): Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1996.
Subject(s): Pet owners--Psychology
Pets--Therapeutic use
Older people--Psychology
Geriatric nursing
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