Anthropomorphism refers to seeing non-human objects as humans. Recent research suggests that anthropomorphizing objects could influence people's psychological and emotional bond with the objects. Anthropomorphism imbues non-human objects with human-like characteristics, alters people's relationship with the objects, and shift people's emotional and cognitive responses towards the objects. Based on the role played by the primary caregivers in shaping children's attachment to them, this article offers a resource-based analysis on how anthropomorphism provides resources to address people's needs in three domains: a sense of comfort and pleasantness, self-identity (i.e. individual self, relational self, collective self), and self-efficacy. We conclude with a discussion of anthropomorphism and object attachment as well as future research opportunities.

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拟人化与对象依附

拟人化是指将非人类物体视为人类。最近的研究表明，拟人化对象可能会影响人们与对象的心理和情感联系。拟人化使非人类物体具有类人特征，改变人们与物体的关系，并使人们对物体的情感和认知反应发生变化。基于主要照顾者在塑造儿童对他们的依恋中所扮演的角色，本文提供了基于资源的分析，研究拟人化如何提供资源来满足人们在三个方面的需求：舒适感和愉悦感，自我认同感（即个体）自我，关系自我，集体自我）和自我效能感。