Nonhuman animals are ubiquitous to human life, and permeate a diversity of social contexts
by providing humans with food and clothing, serving as participants in research, improving …

Research suggests that humans can form strong attachments to their pets, and at least some
pets display attachment behaviors toward their human caretakers. In some cases, these …

Background Several studies have investigated the relationship between emotional
attachment to pets and mental health with the majority of studies finding a negative …

Pets play an important role in their owners' lives and are often viewed as family members.
However, research on human-animal relationships suggests that pet owners often receive …

Sexualbezogene Internetnutzung (Internetsex) ist heute alltäglich und gut erforscht. Am
Übergang vom Internet-zum Roboter-Zeitalter stellt sich nun die Frage nach der …

Background: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of Animal-
Assisted Interventions (AAIs), particularly Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Animal …

Pets have a positive influence on humans' physical and psychological wellbeing, as well as
their close relationships. In general, people who hold a positive view of people in turn hold a …

Pets are part of many adolescent's lives. Objectives: To identify in a large national
representative sample of Portuguese adolescents (HSBC study), the percentage of …

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) has historically been one of the most controversial topics
in the study of psychopathology. Building on a previous review of empirical research on DID …

The development of adolescent humans through child–pet interaction and attachment is the
focus of the current study. The context is the Omani Bedouin culture, which is inseparably …