The relationship between attachment to pets and mental health: the shared link via attachment to humans

Abstract Background Several studies have investigated the relationship between emotional attachment to pets and mental health with the majority of studies finding a negative relationship between emotional attachment to pets and mental health. Interestingly, attachment to pets differs from attachment...

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Main Authors: Johanna Lass-Hennemann, Sarah K. Schäfer, M. Roxanne Sopp, Tanja Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04199-1