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References from Social and biological pathways linking relationships with companion animals to human well-being. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the World Health Organization-five well-being index in the context of detecting depression in diabetic patients
10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01619.x · 2007 · External reference
Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity
10.1186/1710-1492-9-15 · 2013 · External reference
Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions: the possible role of oxytocin
10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00234 · 2012 · External reference
Practical issues in structural modeling
10.1177/0049124187016001004 · 1987 · External reference
The power of support from companion animals for people living with mental health problems: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence
10.1186/s12888-018-1613-2 · 2018 · External reference
More than a furry companion: the ripple effect of companion animals on neighborhood interactions and sense of community
10.1163/156853007x169333 · 2007 · External reference
Associations between pet care responsibility, companion animal interactions, and family relationships during COVID-19
10.3390/ani12233274 · 2022 · External reference
Animal-assisted therapy in patients hospitalized with heart failure
10.4037/ajcc2007.16.6.575 · 2007 · External reference
Cultural estrangement and terror management theory
10.1177/0146167298243003 · 1998 · External reference
Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour
10.1038/nrn3346 · 2012 · External reference
Companion animals and loneliness: a systematic review of quantitative studies
10.1080/08927936.2015.11435396 · 2015 · External reference
Short-term interaction between dogs and their owners: effects on oxytocin, cortisol, insulin and heart rate—an exploratory study
10.2752/175303711x13045914865385 · 2011 · External reference
The impact of pets on human health and psychological well-being: fact, fiction, or hypothesis
10.1177/0963721411415220 · 2011 · External reference
Why social relationships are important for physical health: a systems approach to understanding and modifying risk and protection
10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011902 · 2017 · External reference
Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review
10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316 · 2010 · External reference
Social capital and QOL
10.15081/soes.38.0_29 · 2016 · External reference
Dog ownership enhances anchored personal relationships and sense of community: a comparison with incidental interactions and friendships
10.1371/journal.pone.0336957 · 2025 · External reference
A survey method for characterizing daily life experience: the day reconstruction method
10.1126/science.1103572 · 2004 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2018 · External reference
Social ties and mental health
10.1093/jurban/78.3.458 · 2001 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2016 · External reference
Dog ownership, dog walking, and social capital
10.1057/s41599-021-00804-y · 2021 · External reference
Ownership of dogs and cats leads to higher levels of well-being and general trust through family involvement in late adolescence
10.3389/fvets.2023.1220265 · 2023 · External reference
Pet ownership, loneliness, and social isolation: a systematic review
10.1007/s00127-022-02332-9 · 2022 · External reference
Pet dogs as attachment figures
10.1177/0265407507087958 · 2008 · External reference
Is dog ownership associated with mental health? A population study of 68,362 adults living in England
10.1080/08927936.2019.1673033 · 2019 · External reference
Dogs as catalysts for social interactions: robustness of the effect
10.1348/000712600161673 · 2000 · External reference
A Japanese version of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale: translation and equivalence assessment
10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.11.004 · 2007 · External reference
Dog ownership during adolescence alters the microbiota and improves mental health
10.1016/j.isci.2025.113948 · 2025 · External reference
Social evolution. Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds
10.1126/science.1261022 · 2015 · External reference
The relationship between attachment to pets and mental health and wellbeing: a systematic review
10.3390/ani15081143 · 2025 · External reference
Further validity of the Japanese version of the ten item personality inventory (TIPI-J): cross-language evidence for content validity
10.1027/1614-0001/a000145 · 2014 · External reference
Furry families: making a human–dog family through home
10.1080/14649360802217790 · 2008 · External reference
Unresolved reference
1965 · External reference
Pet ownership and quality of life: a systematic review of the literature
10.3390/vetsci8120332 · 2021 · External reference
Cohabiting family members share microbiota with one another and with their dogs
10.7554/elife.00458 · 2013 · External reference
Caregiver burden in owners of a sick companion animal: a cross-sectional observational study
10.1136/vr.104295 · 2017 · External reference
Understanding the human—cat relationship: human social support or attachment
10.2752/089279399787000237 · 1999 · External reference
Social relationships and depression: ten-year follow-up from a nationally representative study
10.1371/journal.pone.0062396 · 2013 · External reference
Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infant at 3-4 months following various birth scenarios
10.1186/s40168-017-0254-x · 2017 · External reference
Racial differences in physical and mental health: socio-economic status, stress and discrimination: socio-economic status, stress and discrimination
10.1177/135910539700200305 · 1997 · External reference
Sample Size Requirements for Structural Equation Models: An Evaluation of Power, Bias, and Solution Propriety
10.1177/0013164413495237 · 2013 · External reference
The pet connection: pets as a conduit for social capital?
10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.017 · 2005 · External reference
The pet factor--companion animals as a conduit for getting to know people, friendship formation and social support
10.1371/journal.pone.0122085 · 2015 · External reference
Trust and commitment in the United States and Japan
10.1007/bf02249397 · 1994 · External reference
An attachment perspective on human–pet relationships: conceptualization and assessment of pet attachment orientations
10.1016/j.jrp.2011.04.001 · 2011 · External reference
