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40 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 261 (2013)
Attachment, Social Support, and Perceived Mental Health of Adult Dog Walkers: What Does Age Have to Do with It

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw40 and id is 852 raw text is: Attachment, Social Support, and Perceived Mental Health of Adult Dog Walkers: What Does Age Have to Do With It? E ELLEN NETTING Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work CINDY C. WILSON JEFFREY L. GOODIE MARK B. STEPHENS Uniformed Services University Family Medicine CHRISTOPHER G. BYERS MidWest Veterinary Specialty Hospital CARA H. OLSEN Uniformed Services University Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics In part of a larger pilot study of dog walking as a physical activity intervention we assessed levels of attachment, social supports, and perceived mental health of 75 dog owners, identified through a ter- tiary-care veterinary hospital. Owners completed the Medical Out- comes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey, mental health compo- nent of the Short-Form-12 (SF-12) Health Survey, and the Lexing- ton Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS). Of particular interest was that younger owners had stronger attachments to their dogs (r = -.488;p <.001) and less social support (r = .269;p =.021). Our study Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, December 2013, Volume XL, Number 4 261

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