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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume creates a landscape of new ideas on what we might consider both commonplace and yet mysterious-our relations with animals and their influences on children and developmental processes. The chapters collectively form a multilevel, ecological model from which to consider the social, emotional, physiological, and contextual effects of the growing child's relationship with other animals. How do we best characterize the nature of our relationships with our pets? What are the physiological and neural effects of human-animal touch across development? Can our fascination with, and love of, animals help to heal children or adults who have had trauma? These questions and many others are addressed by the research in this volume, as well as the possibility that child-animal interactions may help support children's coping and resilience. As with many areas of prevention research, carefully designed studies with well-characterized samples, well-designed interventions, and appropriate measures are necessary"--Foreword. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Description based on print version record |
| Contents |
Human-animal interaction research : an introduction to issues and topics / James A. Griffin ... [et al.] -- Principles for human-animal interaction research / Gail F. Melson -- Establishing the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapies : methodological standards, issues, and strategies / Alan E. Kazdin -- Promises and pitfalls of hormone research in human-animal interaction / Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Linda Handlin, and Maria Petersson -- How very young children think about animals / Judy S. DeLoache, Megan Bloom Pickard, and Vanessa Lobue -- The other side of the bond : domestic dogs' human-like behaviors / Clive D. L. Wynne, Nicole R. Dorey, and Monique A. R. Udell -- Animal abuse and development psychopathology / Frank R. Ascione and Mika Maruyama -- Childhood obesity and human-animal interaction / Jo Salmon and Anna Timperio -- Health correlates of pet ownership from national surveys / Bruce Headey and Markus Grabka -- Physiological correlates of health benefits from pets / Erika Friedmann, Sandra B. Barker, and Karen M. Allen -- Animal-assisted intervention in health care contexts / Rebecca A. Johnson -- Afterword : an agenda for future research / Peggy McCardle ... [et. al] -- Appendix : a resource for studying human-animal interaction / Tim Adams. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Pets -- Therapeutic use.
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Human-animal relationships.
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Child development.
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Animals, Domestic.
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Human-Animal Bond.
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Child Development.
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| Added Author |
McCardle, Peggy D.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: How animals affect us : examining the influence of human-animal interaction on child development and human health. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, c2011. (OCoLC)634740425 (DLC) 2010020978 9781433808654 |
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