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People love naughty cats

23.08.2022

In a recent study, experts found that, in fact, the relationship between a cat and a person has a positive effect on people. One ironic reason is that some cat owners enjoy it when their pets misbehave.

Cats can be little monsters, but some people love them for that. In a new study, experts looked at the psychopathic traits of domestic cats, including arrogance, meanness and disinhibition. This behavior can be annoying if a person behaves like this, but not a domestic cat.

In total, the experts conducted 3 experiments and found that owners liked it when their cats showed disinhibition, such as jumping around carelessly, and also, oddly enough, unfriendly towards other pets.

"In fact, these behaviors tend to promote more interaction and emotional closeness with the cat owner. That pet dislike showed higher quality relationships was a little unexpected for us," said researcher Rebecca Evans from the University of Liverpool.

However, cat owners disliked all psychopathic traits in cats, including arrogance and meanness, which led to negative relationships. How the owners will perceive the naughty and chaotic behavior of cats depends on their relationship.

Another reason for such love is that the cat not only improves the life of the owner, but also helps him cope with a stressful situation. A cat exhibiting excessive negative tendencies can be very distracting to the owner. It's also worth noting that people's acceptance of cats' erratic behavior may be related to how they perceive their furry.

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