Psychobiological Factors Affecting Cortisol Variability in Human-Dog Dyads.

Stress responses within dyads are modulated by interactions such as mutual emotional support and conflict. We investigated dyadic psychobiological factors influencing intra-individual cortisol variability in response to different challenging situations by testing 132 owners and their dogs in a labor...

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Main Authors: Iris Schöberl, Manuela Wedl, Andrea Beetz, Kurt Kotrschal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170707