Human Love Styles and Attitudes toward Pets.
Pets have a positive influence on humans' physical and psychological wellbeing, as well as their close relationships. In general, people who hold a positive view of people in turn hold a favorable view of pets. Despite this, previous studies on the relationship between love toward people and love to...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 41 - 61 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2018
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