Exploring Associations Between Empathy, Anthropomorphizing, and Psychological Distress in Dog Parents

Heather Dye

doi:10.3390/pets2030031

Exploring Associations Between Empathy, Anthropomorphizing, and Psychological Distress in Dog Parents

Heather Dye

Department of Social Work

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Original language	English
Article number	31
Journal	Pets
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/pets2030031
State	Published - Sep 2025

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Small Animals

Keywords

anthropomorphism
dog parent guilt
mental health
pet empathy
pet owners
pet parent

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