A sample of 514 adults completed a postal questionnaire measuring both their empathy with humans (using the Mehrabian and Epstein (1972) Questionnaire for the Measurement of Emotional Empathy) and their empathy with non-human animals (using the Animal Empathy Scale, developed for this study). There was a significant, but modest correlation between the two scales (Kendall's tau=0.26, p<0.001), indicating that although the two types of empathy measure are in some way linked, they are unlikely to tap a single, unitary construct. This conclusion is reinforced by the finding that human- and animal-oriented empathy exhibit different levels of association with different potential sources of variation. Animal-oriented empathy was related to the current ownership of pets (U=19825.5, p<0.0001) and to the ownership of pets during childhood (U= 10271.0, p<0.01), while human-oriented empathy was related to currently having a child or children at home (U= 21020.5, p<0.05).

Elizabeth S. Paul

Anthrozoös

作为人类与动物关系学术对话的重要论坛，ANTHROZOÖS 是一本经过同行评议的季刊，自 1987 年创刊以来，作为该领域的先驱，享有卓越的历史。ANTHROZOÖS 的关键前提是解决其特点和人类学、行为学、医学、心理学、兽医学和动物学等不同领域的人与非人类动物之间的相互作用和关系的后果。因此，文章涵盖了人类与动物关系的方方面面，从艺术和人文学科的治疗，到行为、生物学、社会和健康科学。

Anthrozoos is an important forum for academic dialogue on human-animal relationships. Established in 1987, it is a peer-reviewed quarterly that has a distinguished history as a pioneer in the field. The journal's key premise is to explore the interactions and relationships between humans and non-human animals and their implications across various disciplines, including anthropology, behavioral science, medicine, psychology, veterinary science, and zoology. Consequently, articles cover a wide range of topics related to human-animal relationships, from therapeutic approaches in the arts and humanities to studies in behavior, biology, social sciences, and health sciences.

《Anthrozoos》是人类与动物关系学术对话的重要论坛，创刊于1987年，经过同行评议的季刊，作为该领域的先驱，享有卓越的历史。该期刊的核心理念是探讨人类与非人类动物之间的相互作用及其在不同领域（如人类学、行为学、医学、心理学、兽医学和动物学）中的影响。因此，文章涵盖了人类与动物关系的各个方面，从艺术和人文学科的治疗，到行为、生物学、社会科学和健康科学等领域。

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