People and their pets: A relational perspective on interpersonal complementarity and attachment in companion animal owners

Society and Animals

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-189

  Woodward, Lucinda E ^a   Bauer, Amy L ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Companion animal attachment; Complementarity; Interpersonal circumplex; Interpersonal style

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547319743     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853007X187117     Document Type: Article

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