Household pets and depression among urban adolescents

This study was designed to describe the prevalence of depression among a group of adolescents and examine the relationships between depression and presence of pets in the home, primary ownership of pets and perceived degree of attachment to the pets by the subjects. The coping conceptual framework o...

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Main Author: Nevin-Haas, Mary M.
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2160