Teachers' pets and why they have them: An investigation of the human animal bond

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1881-1891

  Staats, Sara ^a   Sears, Kelli ^a   Pierfelice, Loretta ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Human Resource Research   (United States)

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EID: 33746362565     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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