Do All Dogs Go to Heaven? Investigating the Association between Demographic Characteristics and Beliefs about Animal Afterlife
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2162013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth D Royal (0000-0002-5508-1480, North Carolina State University), April A Kedrowicz (0000-0002-6464-2294, North Carolina State University), Amy M Snyder (North Carolina State University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 409-420 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthrozoös (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-7936 • E-ISSN: 1753-0377 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08927936.2016.1189748 |
| OpenAlex | W2511534965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
The purpose of this research was to explore American’s beliefs about animal afterlife based on key demographic factors such as sex, race/ethnicity, age, geographic region, religion/faith, and pet ownership. We attained a large and diverse sample of respondents (n = 800) using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, and attempted to make the data fairly representative of the United States population by applying post-stratification weights based on auxiliary statistics obtained from US Census data. Results of the study suggest that many people perceive animal lives as similarly sacred as human lives. Evidence also suggests that one’s membership in a particular demographic category may have considerable bearing on views about animal afterlife. The authors recommend veterinarians remain cognizant that some people extend their own views on issues such as spirituality to their pets and those beliefs and values can impact veterinary care and decision-making
Afterlife · Alternative medicine · Census · Faith · Geography · Heaven · Pathology · Population · Race (biology · Sociology · Spirituality · Animal and Plant Science Education · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Demography · Gender Studies · Gerontology
Factors influencing human attitudes to animals and their welfare
Separate but equal? A comparison of participants and data gathered via Amazon’s MTurk, social media, and face-to-face behavioral testing
Can Pets Function as Family Members?
'Opportunity structures'
Attentive Turkers
The social construction of reality
Gender, Views of Nature, and Support for Animal Rights
Role of Attachment in Response to Pet Loss
Religion's role in adjustment to a negative life event
The pet connection
Attitudes Toward Animal Use
Attitudes Toward the Treatment of Animals
Justifying Attitudes toward Animal Use
Stakeholder attitudes toward farm animal welfare
Pets and Our Mental Health
Attitudes towards animal use and belief in animal mind
Empathy with Animals and with Humans
Public Concern with Farm-Animal Welfare
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |