Assessing the Human-Animal Bond: A Compendium of Actual Measures
Assessing the Human-Animal Bond: A Compendium of Actual Measures (Paperback)
Book Description
This book gathers, in one place, those measures presently used to study the human-companion animal bond. The measures chosen for inclusion are the most heavily used by researchers, as well as measures that appear to be innovative or relate to the different aspects of the human-companion animal relationship. The measures cover the human-animal bond principally by attachment, but also by fear, abuse, or neglect.
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Editorial Review
"This book gathers, in one place, those measures presently used to study the human-companion animal bond. The measures chosen for inclusion are the most heavily used by researchers, as well as measured that appear to be innovative or relate to the different aspects of the human-companion animal relationship. The measures cover the human-animal bond principally by attachment, but also by fear, abuse, or neglect. Anderson, a retired librarian, continues to follow research in the field of human-animal studies and contributes a bibliographic column to the International Society for Anthrozoology." --Lisa Peacock, The Latham Letter
About the Author(s):
David C. Anderson was the self-publisher of Humans & Other Species, a journal of resources on the human-animal relationship, distributing the journal directly to researchers, libraries, and universities. The journal was subsequently purchased by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Anderson, a retired librarian, continues to follow research in the field of human-animal studies and contributes a bibliographic column to the International Society for Anthrozoology.
