The Psychosocial Influence of Companion Animals on Positive and Negative Affect during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The initial months of COVID-19 forced people to quickly adapt to dramatic changes to their daily lives. As a result of the inevitable decrease in access to social support available during the lockdown phase of COVID-19, countless individuals relied upon their companion dogs and cats. Given the stron...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lori R. Kogan, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, Cori Bussolari, Wendy Packman, Phyllis Erdman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
dog
cat
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/2084