Understanding the process of attachment formation in young children has been a focal point
in child development research for decades. However, young children's attachments are not …

Researchers studying childhood pet ownership outcomes do not typically focus on
measures of adult diet, and those studying the psychology of meat consumption do not …

El reconocimiento de las mascotas como miembros de la familia posibilita una nueva
dimensión en el estudio de esta. La incorporación de un animal a la familia supone tanto …

La tenencia de animales de compañía parece haber alcanzado niveles sin precedentes en
las últimas décadas. Pese a su difusión, en nuestra cultura persiste una tendencia a …

Los crecientes avances en antrozoología han permitido incrementar nuestro conocimiento
sobre los potenciales beneficios derivados de la interacción humano-animal de compañía …

Pets have become such a common component of modern family life that we tend to take
them for granted. Nevertheless, from an evolutionary standpoint, pets present us with a …

Prompted by interesting but ambiguous findings that empathic differences in children may
relate to pet preference and ownership, we extended the issue to an adult population. We …

While loneliness may motivate individuals to approach others, it may simultaneously
increase their focus on self-preservation, resulting in egocentric behavior. Since the …

This study examines differences in the knowledge of rabies and animal welfare, as well as
attitudes towards dogs between children that have participated in an education program …

Sexually abused children providing essential testimony regarding crimes in forensic
interviews now sometimes are provided facility dogs or therapy dogs for comfort. Facility …