Why do young people love keeping pets?

In the youth of 2-4 years old, the main task of human psychological development is to gain intimacy and avoid loneliness. For young people who work hard in big cities, although they are eager for love and marriage, there are many difficulties in reality, so keeping pets has become an alternative choice for many young people to gain intimacy. Experimental data show that interacting with pets can lower blood pressure, slow down heart rate and reduce the level of stress hormone cortisol in the body. This has greatly relieved the work pressure of contemporary young people and improved their quality of life.

"I can eat dirt, but what other kittens have, my kitten must have it!" " On the Weibo, a joke made by netizens caused many people to scream. This year's young people are also unambiguous in pet consumption. Netizen Xiao Ai posted in the Douban group: "I eat 15 yuan for takeaway every meal, but my dog has to eat a bag of dog food of 3 to 4 yuan." In 22, the pet market will be close to 3 billion yuan, exceeding the market size of infant milk powder and diapers. It is estimated that the pet market will reach 445.6 billion yuan in 223. This phenomenon is not contradictory. When young people get enough companionship from pets and feel intimate, they will be emotionally dependent on pets and look forward to the continuation of this relationship. Spending money on pets is a natural behavior of this emotion. In the process of consuming pet products, it also subtly enhances the sense of belonging of young people in the "pet circle". In the hustle and bustle of big cities, groups of young people are burdened with various pressures from further education, employment, workplace, mortgage and so on, and stubbornly want to take root in this city. After a hard day's work, they always have a way to cure themselves when they return to their rooms. There is an interview "wheel war". At most, he has three interviews a day, and sometimes he can't even eat lunch. "I'm not afraid of hard work, but it's really hard to remain confident when I was announced to be eliminated in the interview. Sometimes I even think that there is no place in the world that needs me. " When he opened the door, Lucky, the little Teddy dog, shook his head with joy, whined and ran at him. "At this moment, I feel that in the eyes of the puppy, I am everything, and that kind of self-doubt will be gradually smoothed out because of this feeling of being needed."

"When young people realize that they can be responsible for their pets and feel the dependence of their pets on them, they invisibly meet their needs of being needed, make them feel irreplaceable, and enhance their sense of self-worth and strength. This has largely dispelled the sense of powerlessness and even low self-esteem that' migrant workers' often have. " Wei Ran said.

He Zihan, a 27-year-old girl, is considering marrying her boyfriend who has been in love for five years. She thinks that the significance of keeping a pet is that since she has a pet, her relationship with her boyfriend has become more harmonious. "Not only are two people together, but pets make me feel at home."

In March last year, He Zihan and her boyfriend brought back the kitten "Orange" from the adoption center, and two novice shovel officers who had never owned a pet were in a hurry. In order to adapt the kitten to the environment as soon as possible, she and her boyfriend have a clear division of labor-her boyfriend is responsible for learning the knowledge of raising cats, and she is responsible for purchasing cat food, cat litter and other materials. When encountering problems, two people will discuss together or study online. "After raising a cat, we began to have a common goal and learned to take responsibility, which made me feel that both the two of us and our relationship are gradually maturing."

Wei Ran believes that treating pets as family members shows young people's longing for "home". At the same time, titles like "dad" and "mom" also show a sense of responsibility.

Although He Zihan moves frequently with her boyfriend because of work, she feels that wherever she moves, as long as there are oranges, it is a warm home waiting for her after work. "Because you know that there will always be a furry little cute waiting for you at home."