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Pet ownership is associated with greater cognitive and brain health in a cross-sectional sample across the adult lifespan

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
Human-animal interactions that stem from pet ownership have a wide range of benefits for social, emotional, and physical health. These factors also tend to improve cognition. Following this logic, owning a pet could indirectly enhance cognitive and brain
Ian M. McDonough, Ian M. McDonough, Hillary B. Erwin, Nancy L. Sin, Rebecca S. Allen, Rebecca S. Allen   +5 more
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Does owning a pet protect older people against loneliness? [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundPet ownership is thought to make a positive contribution to health, health behaviours and the general well-being of older people. More specifically pet ownership is often proposed as a solution to the problem of loneliness in later life and ...
Victor, Christina, Pikhartova, Jitka, Victor, C, Bowling, Ann, Pikhartova, J, Bowling, A   +5 more
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More than dog walking: Pets as physical activity and social connection facilitators in the lives of retirement village residents

Human-Animal Interactions, 2023
Objectives: This mixed-methods study examined the relationship between pet ownership status and social connectedness, physical activity engagement, and the quality of life of older adults living in retirement villages.
Mila L. Kaivalya, Alyson J. Crozier, Carmel Nottle, Janette Young   +3 more
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A Conception of Moral Sensitivity and Everyday Consumption Practices: Insights from the Moralising Discourses of Pet Owners [PDF]

, 2013
The marketing discipline is somewhat under-theorized regarding the moral meanings that both shape and are shaped by the everyday consumption practices of consumers.
McEachern, Morven, McEachern, Morven G., Cheetham, Fiona   +2 more
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Pet ownership and grief – Exploring how pet ownership effects owners’ mental wellbeing during times of grief [PDF]

, 2023
Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have exhibited encouraging outcomes in enhancing human mental health. However, research has investigated the potential benefits of untrained pets for human mental wellbeing, as training animals for AAI can be costly ...
French, Blandine, Brown, Beverley, Hall, sophie   +2 more
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Demography of pet ownership.

, 2022
Demography of pet ownership.
Jayanthe Rajapakse (631565), Kosala Weerakoon (527729), Devarajan Rathish (3458315)   +2 more
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The financial impact of pet ownership in rental properties [PDF]

Report URL: https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/publications / Online pdf: https://bdch.org.uk/files/The_Financial_Impact_Pet_Ownership_Rental_Properties.pdf .[Foreword] At Battersea, we take in any dog or cat in need of our help, irrespective of age,
McCarthy, L, Kara, A, Brown, P, Simcock, T   +3 more
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Psycho-Social Effects of Pet Dog Ownership on Mentally Challenged Children [PDF]

, 2022
Aim: Mental retardation is a social stigma and children affected by this condition always require love and compassion. Pets have a positive role in human life to relieve stress and anxiety.
Aggarwal, Roopashi, Sodhi, Manmeet Kaur, Aggarwal, Shallu, Aggarwal, Sandeep   +3 more
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Pet ownership and asthma morbidity

Respiratory Medicine, 2000
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Alexander Simpson, SP Matusiewicz, AP Greening, GK Crompton   +3 more
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Socio-demographic factors associated with pet ownership amongst adolescents from a UK birth cohort

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background In developed nations, pet ownership is common within families. Both physical and psychological health benefits may result from owning a pet during childhood and adolescence.
Rebecca Purewal, Robert Christley, Katarzyna Kordas, Carol Joinson, Kerstin Meints, Nancy Gee, Carri Westgarth   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source