Laura M Wauthier
Biographic Data
| ID | 178103 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura M Wauthier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura M |
| FAMILY NAME | Wauthier |
| SIGNATURE | WAUTHIER L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0337-1416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluation of the Animal Guardians Program
Childhood animal harm is associated with poor psychological outcomes and may co-occur with delinquency and violent behavior. Despite this, there are few established interventions for childhood animal harm and no research evaluating their effectiveness. This study is an evaluation of Animal Guardians, a targeted educational intervention delivered by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (Scottish SPCA) for children who…
Co-Producing Paws on Campus
Declining student mental health is a global public health issue. Campus-based animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are popular and effective interventions to prevent and alleviate symptoms. How to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based, student-centred interventions that enjoy sustained stakeholder buy-in and support is less known. This paper presents the procedures and results of a three-stage co-production method and the resulting curric…
A Preliminary Exploration of the Psychological Risk Factors for Childhood Animal Cruelty
Despite growing awareness of the psychological issues associated with childhood animal cruelty, there is a scarcity of research carried out directly with children. This study investigates the psychological factors influencing the likelihood of a child harming animals, specifically the roles of attachment, empathy, executive functioning, issues related to externalizing behavior, and Callous Unemotional (CU) traits. The sample comprised children at…
The role of attachment in children’s relationships with pets
Relatively little is known about how attachment influences children’s relationships to pets or mediates positive and negative interaction outcomes. We carried out in-depth interviews with 27 children, including nine children at high-risk for animal harm and 18 matched controls. We used the Child Attachment Play Assessment (CAPA), a drawing task and self-report measures including the Short Attachment to Pets Scale (SAPS) and Children’s Animal Harm…
Understanding and Conceptualizing Childhood Animal Harm
Several perspectives inform research on Childhood Animal Cruelty (CAC), but these perspectives are poorly integrated with each other, and there is little dialogue with the rest of the child-animal interaction (CAI) literature. This study reviews the current empirical and theoretical literature on CAC to explore issues regarding research definitions and methodologies. Following the RAMESES guidelines, we performed a meta-narrative review of the CA…
Understanding and Conceptualizing Childhood Animal Harm
Several perspectives inform research on Childhood Animal Cruelty (CAC), but these perspectives are poorly integrated with each other, and there is little dialogue with the rest of the child-animal interaction (CAI) literature. This study reviews the current empirical and theoretical literature on CAC to explore issues regarding research definitions and methodologies. Following the RAMESES guidelines, we performed a meta-narrative review of the CA…
A Preliminary Exploration of the Psychological Risk Factors for Childhood Animal Cruelty
Despite growing awareness of the psychological issues associated with childhood animal cruelty, there is a scarcity of research carried out directly with children. This study investigates the psychological factors influencing the likelihood of a child harming animals, specifically the roles of attachment, empathy, executive functioning, issues related to externalizing behavior, and Callous Unemotional (CU) traits. The sample comprised children at…
Understanding and Conceptualizing Childhood Animal Harm
Several perspectives inform research on Childhood Animal Cruelty (CAC), but these perspectives are poorly integrated with each other, and there is little dialogue with the rest of the child-animal interaction (CAI) literature. This study reviews the current empirical and theoretical literature on CAC to explore issues regarding research definitions and methodologies. Following the RAMESES guidelines, we performed a meta-narrative review of the CA…
The role of attachment in children’s relationships with pets
Relatively little is known about how attachment influences children’s relationships to pets or mediates positive and negative interaction outcomes. We carried out in-depth interviews with 27 children, including nine children at high-risk for animal harm and 18 matched controls. We used the Child Attachment Play Assessment (CAPA), a drawing task and self-report measures including the Short Attachment to Pets Scale (SAPS) and Children’s Animal Harm…
A Preliminary Exploration of the Psychological Risk Factors for Childhood Animal Cruelty
Despite growing awareness of the psychological issues associated with childhood animal cruelty, there is a scarcity of research carried out directly with children. This study investigates the psychological factors influencing the likelihood of a child harming animals, specifically the roles of attachment, empathy, executive functioning, issues related to externalizing behavior, and Callous Unemotional (CU) traits. The sample comprised children at…
Co-Producing Paws on Campus
Declining student mental health is a global public health issue. Campus-based animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are popular and effective interventions to prevent and alleviate symptoms. How to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based, student-centred interventions that enjoy sustained stakeholder buy-in and support is less known. This paper presents the procedures and results of a three-stage co-production method and the resulting curric…
Evaluation of the Animal Guardians Program
Childhood animal harm is associated with poor psychological outcomes and may co-occur with delinquency and violent behavior. Despite this, there are few established interventions for childhood animal harm and no research evaluating their effectiveness. This study is an evaluation of Animal Guardians, a targeted educational intervention delivered by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (Scottish SPCA) for children who…
Human-Animal Interaction Studies (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Animal welfare (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Harm (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (2 works) · Animal-assisted therapy (2 works)