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Book SynopsisThe findings in this volume deepen our understanding of human and animal behavior, including the impact that pets can have on children's development and the efficacy of animal-assisted therapies.
Table of Contents Contributors
Foreword
Mark T. Greenberg
Acknowledgments
Human–Animal Interaction Research: An Introduction to Issues and Topics
James A. Griffin, Sandra McCune, Valerie Maholmes, and Karyl Hurley
Part I: Methodology
Chapter 1: Principles for Human–Animal Interaction Research
Gail F. Melson
Chapter 2: Establishing the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapies: Methodological Standards, Issues, and Strategies
Alan E. Kazdin
Chapter 3: Promises and Pitfalls of Hormone Research in Human–Animal Interaction
Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Linda Handlin, and Maria Petersson
Part II: Human–Animal Interaction and Child Development
Chapter 4: How Very Young Children Think About Animals
Judy S. DeLoache, Megan Bloom Pickard, and Vanessa LoBue
Chapter 5: The Other Side of the Bond: Domestic Dogs' Human-Like Behaviors
Clive D. L. Wynne, Nicole R. Dorey, and Monique A. R. Udell
Chapter 6: Animal Abuse and Developmental Psychopathology
Frank R. Ascione and Mika Maruyama
Part III: Human–Animal Interaction and Human Health
Chapter 7: Childhood Obesity and Human–Animal Interaction
Jo Salmon and Anna Timperio
Chapter 8: Health Correlates of Pet Ownership From National Surveys
Bruce Headey and Markus Grabka
Chapter 9: Physiological Correlates of Health Benefits From Pets
Erika Friedmann, Sandra B. Barker, and Karen M. Allen
Chapter 10: Animal-Assisted Intervention in Health Care Contexts
Rebecca A. Johnson
Afterword: An Agenda for Future Research
Peggy McCardle, Sandra McCune, Layla Esposito, Valerie Maholmes, and Lisa Freund
Appendix: A Resource for Studying Human–Animal Interaction
Tim Adams
Index
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