Pet ownership in childhood and socio-emotional characteristics, work values and professional choices In early adulthood

Anthrozoos

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 224-231

  Vizek Vidović, Vlasta ^a,b   Arambašić, Lidija ^a   Keresteš, Gordana ^a   Kuterovac Jagodić, Gordana ^a   Vlahović Štetić, Vesna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Children; Pet ownership; Social support; Socio emotional characteristics; Vocational choice; Work values; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345878090     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279301786999373     Document Type: Article

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