Pawsitive Connections: Understanding How Informal Pet Interactions Relate to Daily Youth Functioning
Taking care of pets (but not playing with or simply spending time with pets) is beneficial for youth functioning; however, HAI may be problematic for youth with elevated psychopathology symptoms.
Authors
- Charles Calderwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6209-6421)
- Tanya Mitropoulos
- Rosanna Breaux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5500-6950)
- Shelby E. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6094-6234)
Institutions
- Radford University (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70134
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00