Are children’s relationships with pet dogs uniquely related to children’s social and emotional competence and adjustment?

Abstract Companion animals, including pet dogs, can be sources of support and potentially contribute to children’s competence and adjustment. The goal of this paper is to examine whether children’s pet dog relationships are related to their competence and adjustment after accounting for relationship...

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Main Authors: Kathryn A. Kerns, Manfred H.M. Dulmen, Logan B. Kochendorfer, Marissa Gastelle, Carli A. Obeldobel, Alexandra Horowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CABI 2023-02-01
Series:Human-Animal Interactions
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Online Access:http://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2023.0018