LAS MASCOTAS EN LAS DINÁMICAS FAMILIARES: COMPARACIONES DE TRIANGULACIONES DE PAREJAS CON HIJOS Y CON ANIMALES
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Algunos autores han destacado que los animales de compañía participan de manera similar a miembros humanos de la familia en el manejo de la ansiedad relacional. Sin embargo, no se han establecido comparaciones directas. Se desarrolló un estudio descriptivo transversal para describir las triangulaciones que realizan las parejas con sus mascotas, comparándolas con las que realizan con sus hijos. Se confeccionó un cuestionario de conductas de triangulación de pareja en dos versiones: sobre hijos (CTPh) y sobre animales (CTPa). Se administró a una muestra incidental de 380 participantes. Los resultados mostraron similares frecuencias en las conductas de triangulación hacia hijos y animales, y que CTPh y CTPa correlacionaban directamente. Las parejas con animales e hijos tenían menores puntajes en CTPa que las parejas con animales sin hijos, pero las parejas con hijos y animales no difirieron en sus puntajes en CTPh con las parejas con hijos sin animales. Se concluyó que las mascotas participan de manera similar a los hijos en las triangulaciones de pareja, aunque esta dinámica se manifiesta preferencialmente hacia los hijos.
Some authors have stated that companion animals participate in family life in a similar way as humans do in cases of relational anxiety. However, they have not been able to establish direct comparisons. A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed to describe the triangulations couples perform with their pets, compared to those they perform with their children. A questionnaire on two isomorphic versions of couple triangulation behavior was developed: one on children (CTBc) and one on animals (CTBa). An incidental sample of 380 participants was studied. Results showed triangulation behaviors towards children and animals were similar in frequency and that CTBc and CTBa correlated directly. Couples with children and animals scored lower in CTBa than couples with animals but without children, but they showed no difference in terms of CTBc when compared to couples with children and without animals. We concluded that pets act in a similar fashion as children in couple triangulations, although this dynamic is preferably shown towards children.
Some authors have stated that companion animals participate in family life in a similar way as humans do in cases of relational anxiety. However, they have not been able to establish direct comparisons. A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed to describe the triangulations couples perform with their pets, compared to those they perform with their children. A questionnaire on two isomorphic versions of couple triangulation behavior was developed: one on children (CTBc) and one on animals (CTBa). An incidental sample of 380 participants was studied. Results showed triangulation behaviors towards children and animals were similar in frequency and that CTBc and CTBa correlated directly. Couples with children and animals scored lower in CTBa than couples with animals but without children, but they showed no difference in terms of CTBc when compared to couples with children and without animals. We concluded that pets act in a similar fashion as children in couple triangulations, although this dynamic is preferably shown towards children.
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Vol. 18, No. 2