Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions: The possible role of oxytocin

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue JUL, 2012, Pages

  Beetz, Andrea ^a   Uvnäs Moberg, Kerstin ^b,c   Julius, Henri ^a   Kotrschal, Kurt ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Gruenau im Almtal ^*  (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal assisted interventions; Animal assisted therapy; Human animal interaction; Oxytocin; Pet ownership; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867163563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00234     Document Type: Review

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