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Erin Flynn; Marisa Motiff; Ashley Taeckens; Megan K. Mueller; Shauna McWilliams; Sarah J. Shenefield; Kevin N. Morris – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are increasingly used in clinical and school settings to promote psychological and social-emotional well-being among youth. However, the precise role of youth-animal relationships in shaping developmental trajectories is understudied. Research is needed to expand human-centric models of child development,…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Animals, Intervention
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Mello, Zena R.; Walker, Erica B.; Finan, Laura J.; Stiasny, AnneMarie; Wiggers, Isaac C. S.; McBroom, KrisAnn A.; Worrell, Frank C. – Applied Developmental Science, 2018
In this study, we compared the time perspectives of runaway and nonrunaway adolescents by examining relationships among time perspective, psychological outcomes, and risky behavior within runaways. Participants included 163 runaway and 581 nonrunaway adolescents who completed a self-report survey. Several dimensions of time perspective were…
Descriptors: Runaways, Adolescents, Time Perspective, Psychological Patterns
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Beetz, Andrea M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2017
Different positive effects of interactions with animals, such as reduction of stress reactions, depressive mood, anxiety, aggression, and pain, and promotion of trust, calmness, motivation, and concentration have been documented by research on human-animal interaction (HAI), including animal assisted interventions (AAIs). Potential biological,…
Descriptors: Animals, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Caregivers