The Complexity of the Human–Animal Bond: Empathy, Attachment and Anthropomorphism in Human–Animal Relationships and Animal Hoarding [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The human–animal relationship is ancient, complex and multifaceted. It may have either positive effects on humans and animals or poor or even negative and detrimental effects on animals or both humans and animals.
Emanuela Prato-Previde +2 more
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Love, fear, and the human-animal bond: On adversity and multispecies relationships [PDF]
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 Love and strong social bonds are known buffers in the experience of adversity. Humans often form strong bonds with non-human animals. The human-animal bond refers to a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between humans and non-human animals ...
Jennifer W. Applebaum +2 more
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Survey of international academic centers and institutes focused on human-animal bond: Scope and landscape in 2021 [PDF]
Human-Animal Interactions, 2022 Routine surveying of academic centers focused on the human-animal bond is critical to understand the trajectory of the field and to create an environment where centers can learn from one another and build collaborations.
Leanne O. Nieforth +3 more
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Caring for the Animal Caregiver—Occupational Health, Human-Animal Bond and Compassion Fatigue [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Laboratory Animal Professionals experience many positive and rewarding interactions when caring for and working with research animals. However, these professionals also may experience conflicting feelings and exhaustion when the work is stressful due to ...
J. Preston Van Hooser +5 more
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Military Veterans and Their PTSD Service Dogs: Associations Between Training Methods, PTSD Severity, Dog Behavior, and the Human-Animal Bond [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Introduction: Psychiatric service dogs are increasingly being sought out by military veterans as a complementary intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Megan R. LaFollette +3 more
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Human-Animal Bond Generated in a Brief Animal-Assisted Therapy Intervention in Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is based on the human–animal relationship and the bond that is generated. The effectiveness of AAT will strongly depend on the human–animal bond (HAB) between the patient and the animal.
Rodrigo-Claverol M +8 more
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Case report: A community case study of the human-animal bond in animal-assisted therapy: the experiences of psychiatric prisoners with therapy dogs. [PDF]
Front Psychiatry, 2023 Prisoners frequently experience chronic loneliness and lack social support, which can exacerbate their struggles with incarceration. According to attachment theory, individuals who are insecurely attached may be more likely to develop unstable ...
Smith S +4 more
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Reimagining Healthcare: Human-Animal Bond Support as a Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Public Health Intervention. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 The emergence of human–animal support services (HASS)—services provided to help keep people and their companion animals together—in the United States has been driven by two global public health crises. Despite such impetuses and an increasing recognition
Hoy-Gerlach J, Townsend L.
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The effects of the Spanish COVID-19 lockdown on people, their pets, and the human-animal bond. [PDF]
J Vet Behav, 2020 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Spanish confinement for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavior of pet cats and dogs, and the support that pets provided to their owners.
Bowen J +4 more
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A Friend in Prison: Human-Animal Bond, Stress and Self-Esteem of Detained Juveniles in Dutch Cell Dogs. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Interventions that aim to increase well-being among detained juveniles, in addition to interventions focusing on behavioral change, are urgently needed and should be increasingly implemented.
Karkdijk EM +4 more
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