The facilitation of social interactions by domestic dogs.
Research suggests that dogs can facilitate social interactions, which, in turn, may promote psychological health. This study explored the ability of dogs to facilitate social responses relative to other accompaniments and investigated whether the social catalysis effect is generic or influenced by t...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 340 - 353 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004
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