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The Community-Based (Virtual) Human-Animal Bond: An Exploration of the TinyKittens Online Community
DownloadFall 2019
Cats are ubiquitous with the internet, yet only a few studies have included both subjects as the focus of their research. The few studies that do include both cats and the internet rarely set out to show the ways in which humans benefit from their involvement with cats on the internet. This...
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The Lived Experience of Human-pet Relationships Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
DownloadFall 2018
As a result of the prevalence (Murray, Nguyen, & Cohen, 2014; Sanderson, 2006) and severity of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; Colarusso, 2010; Fergusson, McLeod, & Horwood, 2013), it is essential to identify ways to support adult survivors. One potential and relatively unexplored, resource...