Characteristics and Antecedents of People Who Hoard Animals: An Exploratory Comparative Interview Study

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-124

  Steketee, Gail ^a   Gibson, Amanda ^a   Frost, Randy O ^b   Alabiso, Janelle ^a   Arluke, Arnold ^c   Patronek, Gary ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal collecting; Animal collectors; Hoarding; Mixed methods; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958725412     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023484     Document Type: Article

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