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Pets that learn
Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1989.
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Household pets and depression among urban adolescents
… 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 of Folkman and Lazarus (1988) provided the structure for the study. Subjects were 401 grade nine males and …
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The relationship between abused adolescents and their pets
… between abused adolescents and their pets as reported on the Child-Pet Relationship Questionnaire. Specifically, the differences in the human-animal and human-human relationships among abused adolescents and non-abused ("normal") adolescents were investigated. Additionally, for both …
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The Power of Pets: How Animals Affect Family Relationships
… other family members. This study assessed how pets can be influential in people's lives, especially with regard to the cultivation of family relationships and the development and maintenance of emotional stability. The opinions of pet owners were reviewed with regard to whether they felt their …
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Exploring whether household pets buffer responses to a remote stress induction
… participants. Results support the idea that pets may be beneficial in attenuating acute stress responses.
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Rebranding y campaña de lanzamiento de la clínica veterinaria Global Pets
… describe el rebranding de la marca Global Pets, la cual pasó de ser una veterinaria a convertirse en una clínica veterinaria especializada en dermatología canina y felina. Este proceso incluye el diseño de un manual de marca y la implementación de una campaña de lanzamiento que consistió de …
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Nurses' Perception of the effects of Companion Pets in Hospice Settings
… the impact of various companion or visiting pets on the symptom management of hospice patients. Nine in-depth interviews of hospice nurses were conducted and some field notes were taken during data collection. Data analysis was accomplished according to Van Manen’s Selective Approach (Polit & …
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The Importance of the Relationship Between Domestic Violence Victims and Their Pets
… indicated that they are unable to accommodate pets due to either, health and safety reasons, or financial difficulties. It may be that women are not seeking shelter due to the lack of a pet accommodation, and as a result are more likely to be the victim of a violent situation at the hands of …
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The Effect of Minimal Care Pets on Homebound Elderly and Their Professional Caregivers
… to determine whether or not keeping minimal care pets, such as goldfish, could have an effect on the health status and social interaction of homebound elderly people living alone and receiving home health care services. Another purpose was to assess the effect of this activity on the relationships …
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Development and Validation of Pre-service Teachers' Personal Epistemologies of Teaching Scale (PT-PETS)
… personal epistemologies of teaching (PT-PETS). The PT-PETS was administered to two samples of pre-service teachers. Factor analysis of the results revealed a multidimensional construct composed of three factors: Construction of Teaching Knowledge, Contextuality of Teaching Knowledge, and …
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Pets' Position within the Family Structure from the Owners' Perspective: Sources and Consequences of Owners' Views
… to include people's relationships with their pets in these studies. With secondary survey data and regression analysis, the understanding of a pet as a person by its' owner is established. This thesis analyzes six variables to predict whether a human will come to think of their pet as a …
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Quantifying the Power of Pets: The Development of an Assessment Device to Measure Attachment Between Humans and Companion Animals
… how much caretaking they devote to their pets. The PAS and the CABS were highly correlated, r=-.68 (p<.001), with an overlapping variance of 46%. The inter-item consistency or Chronbach's Alpha of the PAS was .961, compared to a Chronbach's Alpha of .862 for the CABS. The factor analysis …
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Correlates of pet-keeping in residence halls on college student adjustment at a small, private, midwestern college
… number of colleges and universities permit pets other than small aquariums in residence halls. No studies have been published documenting the effect of pets in residence halls. A matched two-group comparison of college students (N = 50) compared pet owners with non-pet owners on adjustment …
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