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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The Role of Human–Animal Bonds for People Experiencing Crisis Situations
Animals, 2023 Human–animal bonds, by providing social support, have been shown to improve the health and wellbeing of pet owners, especially those experiencing a crisis situation. The human–animal bond for people in crisis situations is complex and multifaceted, as it
Karl Oosthuizen +4 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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Animals, 2021 Access to human–animal interactions (HAI) have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Service animals that were trained and accustomed to daily access to public places had to adjust to staying at home. Therapy animals and their handlers who previously
Zenithson Ng +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundThe Covid-19 pandemic raises questions about the role that relationships and interactions between humans and animals play in the context of widespread social distancing and isolation measures. We aimed to investigate links between mental health
Elena Ratschen +7 more
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Process Evaluation of Animal Assisted Therapies with Children: The Role of the Human-Animal Bond on the Therapeutic Alliance, Depth of Elaboration, and Smoothness of Sessions [PDF]
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2022 Objective: The current study examined the change processes in three Animal Assisted Therapies (AATs) by assessing the relationship between the human-animal bond and the therapeutic alliance, depth of elaboration, and smoothness of treatment sessions ...
Fabrizio Mezza +9 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 Background: The human–animal bond is crucial for the proper development of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) sessions. However, in specific cases such as in AAT focused on psychiatric patients who are admitted to acute units, there is only a short ...
Rodrigo-Claverol M +8 more
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