Interpersonal and Pet Attachment, Empathy toward Animals, and Anthropomorphism: An Investigation of Pet Owners in Romania

The current study investigates the associations between interpersonal and pet attachment (anxiety and avoidance dimensions), empathy toward animals, and anthropomorphism in the Romanian cultural context, where problems regarding the effectiveness of pet management programs are still being...

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice

• Publication date

  Unknown publication date

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Environmental Science, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.62845/mvaxvpz
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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