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Download full textMorris, Christina H.; Kropp, Jerri J.; Sartain, Christina L. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2019
Research has shown that animal-assisted activities have specific benefits for older adults, such as decreasing loneliness (Banks & Banks, 2002; Banks, Willoughby, & Banks, 2008; Calvert, 1989) and depression (Grubbs, Artese, Schmitt, Cormier, & Panton, 2016; Le Roux & Kemp, 2009; Moretti et al., 2010) while increasing positive…
Descriptors: Animals, Older Adults, Alzheimers Disease, Socialization
Peer reviewedFleming, Alison S. – New Directions for Child Development, 1989
Links infrahuman and human research in an examination of sensory and experiential factors that regulate early mothering behavior. (PCB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Animal Behavior, Animals, Experience
Peer reviewedVockell, Edward L.; Hodal, Frank – Children's Environments Quarterly, 1984
Reviews research on: (1) measuring humane attitudes; (2) American attitudes toward animal life; (3) strategies of humane education; and (4) attitude improvement. Indicates there is reliable evidence that attitudes of Americans toward animal life are strongly negative and that this negativeness increases as children grow older. (JN)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Animals, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures
