Childhood and adolescence are important developmental phases which influence health
and well-being across the life span. Social relationships are fundamental to child and …

The inclusion of animals in educational practice is becoming increasingly popular, but it is
unclear how solid the evidence for this type of intervention is. The aim of this systematic …

During the last decade it has become more widely accepted that pet ownership and animal
assistance in therapy and education may have a multitude of positive effects on humans …

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, Sixth Edition continues to be the leading textbook
and reference in this field for clinical practitioners. The book provides the evidence basis for …

Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling is the most comprehensive book available
dedicated to training mental health practitioners in Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT). It …

The baby schema concept was originally proposed as a set of infantile traits with high
appeal for humans, subsequently shown to elicit caretaking behavior and to affect cuteness …

Background Despite growing interest in the value of human-animal interactions (HAI) to
human mental and physical health the quality of the evidence on which postulated benefits …

The biological and psychological basis of pet therapy/animal-assisted therapy and what this
means for practice" A comprehensive, scientific foundation for human-animal …

Background Animal-assisted therapy has been widely used with students. This study is the
first known investigation into the impact of an animal-assisted reading program on reading …

There has been unprecedented development of research into human–animal interaction
(HAI) in recent years, and this has produced rapid growth in our knowledge and …