Across several samples, furries and non-furries did not significantly differ from one another on measures of life satisfaction and self-esteem. Furries did not differ with regard to their self reports of physical health, psychological health, or the quality of their relationships, and were actually more likely to have a stable and coherent sense of identity than non-furries.
It’s worth noting that this lack of difference in well-being occurs despite the fact that most furries
have a history of significant bullying.
Gonna start throwing these behind a CW to not monopolize timeline space.
Furry surveys research conclusions.
Summarizing this one: post-con depression is hella real.
re: Furry surveys research conclusions.
Also summarizing this one: a lot of women and non-binary folk describe feeling like there's various forms of ungood gender stuff within furry.
re: Furry surveys research conclusions.
There were also a number of issues in which men felt greater distress than women—men reported feeling a greater need to hide aspects of their identity around furries, felt more pressured into romantic relationships from other furries, and felt more uncomfortable around other furries than women.
The pressured into relationships thing is pretty interesting. I'm not gonna make claims about the exact sociology here but I'm sure y'all can make some guesses.
