Pet attachment and personality type

Anthrozoos

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-42

  Bagley, Debra K ^a   Gonsman, Virginia L ^a  

^a Department of Psychology and Social Sciences at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Human animal bond; Keirsey Four Types Sorter; Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale; Personality; Pet attachment; Pets

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 19744369112     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279305785594333     Document Type: Article

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