Not sibling but Pets are girl's real best friend
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 31-01-2017
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A new study finds that teenagers, especially girls, get more satisfaction from relationships with their pets than their brothers or sisters.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK indicate that household pets may have a major influence on child development and can have a positive impact on the social skills and emotional well-being of the children.
The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, indicate that boys and girls were equally satisfied with their pets, but girls reported more disclosure, companionship and conflict with their pets as compared to boys, perhaps indicating that girls may interact with their pets in more nuanced ways.
"Anyone who has loved a childhood pet knows that we turn to them for companionship and disclosure, just like relationships between people," said lead study author Matt Cassells.