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Is Dog Ownership Associated with Mental Health? A Population Study of 68,362 Adults Living in England.

The association between dog ownership and mental health remains unclear. The primary aim of this study was to investigate this association, while the secondary aim was to examine possible interactions between dog ownership and marital status in relation to mental health. A population sample of 68,36...

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Published in:Anthrozoös Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 729 - 740
Main Authors: Liu, Shengxin, Powell, Lauren, Chia, Debbie, Russ, Tom C., McGreevy, Paul D., Bauman, Adrian E., Edwards, Kate M., Stamatakis, Emmanuel
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2019
Subjects:
England
Mental health
Home ownership
Marital relations
Marital status
Psychological distress
Human-animal relationships
Dogs
Dog owners
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost