Friends with benefits: On the positive consequences of pet ownership.

McConnell, Allen R., Brown, Christina M., Shoda, Tonya M., Stayton, Laura E., Martin, Colleen E.·2011·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

DOI 10.1037/a0024506

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