心理学报2025，Vol.57Issue(8)：1378-1390,13.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2025.1378
宠物能融入人类的自我吗?宠物相关信息的记忆加工优势探索
Will you make pets an integral part of your self?An exploration of the memory processing advantage of pet-related information
摘要
Abstract
A good human-pet relationship can offer many benefits to humans,yet the internal mechanisms of this significant,intimate bond remain unclear.Due to prolonged close contact,pet owners may regard their pets as part of their family and even incorporate pets into their self-concept,demonstrating an advantage in processing pet-related information. Based on this,this work comprised three studies,which systematically investigated the relationship between pet owners and their pets.In study 1,the Inclusion of Other in the Self(IOS)Scale and a self-concept questionnaire examined the relationship between the self-concept of pets and their owners.In Study 2,the R/K paradigm explored the processing characteristics of pet-related information by pet owners,with a focus on memory processing,and verified the presence of the pet reference effect.Finally,Study 3 utilized ERP technology to investigate the pet reference processing bias among pet owners from an electrophysiological perspective. The results indicated that:(1)Compared with non-owners,pet owners typically incorporate their pets into their self-concept to create a pet self.(2)Pet owners exhibit a stronger memory processing advantage for pet-related information and a significantly higher recognition rate for pet references in comparison to those for celebrities and semantic references.This recognition rate is similar to that for self-references and mother references.(3)The induced LPC amplitude for pet references was significantly higher than that for celebrity references,yet similar to that of mother references and significantly lower than self-references. To conclude,this study has demonstrated that pet owners tend to regard their pets as an extension of themselves,creating a pet self,and exhibit a pet reference effect on memory.However,the pet self essentially remains a relational self,maintaining a certain distance from the core self.Existing research on the self has emphasized significant others while excluding the realm of pets.More importantly,it is necessary to consider the impact of pets on individuals.Pet owners often regard their pets as cherished family members,fostering a strong bond that enables individuals to perceive their pets as an extension of themselves;this contributes to the positive effect of pets on individuals'physical and mental well-being.关键词
养宠人/宠物自我/宠物参照效应Key words
pet owner/pet self/PRE分类
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徐科朋,陈佳莉,薛宏,欧倩倩,韩振华,张积家,许燕,张姝玥..宠物能融入人类的自我吗?宠物相关信息的记忆加工优势探索[J].心理学报,2025,57(8):1378-1390,13.基金项目
教育部人文社会科学一般项目(24YJAZH185),广西教育科学规划课题委托重点课题(2024AA22),广西哲学社会科学规划课题一般项目(23ZLB009). （24YJAZH185）
