BEST: Human's best friend - The emotional synchrony of human-dog social interaction (BEST2)
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Funder's project number: 346430
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 144 305,00
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Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2021
Project end date: 31/12/2024
Summary
Today, dogs are members of human families. Why do we turn to dogs so eagerly-what are the processes behind the across-species friendship? This project examines the mechanisms, synchrony and individual modulators of human-dog interaction with complementary research methods, from the viewpoints of both humans and dogs. The modulatory effects of personality and temperament, empathy, human-dog relationship and experience are sampled by owner questionnaires, and a large database of dog behavioral tests is utilized as a source of the background data in dogs. This project will aim in bridging the methodological gap in comprehending human and non-human animal minds.
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Related publications and other outputs
- Olfaction in the canine cognitive and emotional processes : From behavioral and neural viewpoints to measurement possibilities (2024) Berg, Päivi; et al.; A2; OA
- Matters of development and experience : Evaluation of dog and human emotional expressions by children and adults (2023) Törnqvist, Heini; et al.; A1; OA
- Modulation of dog–owner relationship and dog social and cognitive behavior by owner temperament and dog breed group (2023) Kujala, Miiamaaria V.; et al.; A1; OA
- Dog–Owner Relationship, Owner Interpretations and Dog Personality Are Connected with the Emotional Reactivity of Dogs (2022) Somppi, Sanni; et al.; A1; OA
