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work_rsgamvxpcrdufdlsry5z55nz5m	Sandra B. Barker	The Benefits of Human–Companion Animal Interaction: A Review	2008.0	9	.pdf	application/pdf	8169	592	54	This article provides a review of research published since 1980 on the benefits of human–companion animal interaction. Studies focusing on the benefits of pet ownership are presented first, followed by research on the benefits of interacting with descriptive and have been conducted with convenience samples, a promising number of controlled studies support the health population,5 while the latter survey involved a representative sample randomly selected for inclusion in a longitudinal health study. longitudinal study found that pet owners reported fewer ownership were significant but weak predictors of maintaining improved levels of health and morale in a longitudinal four-year study.10 In contrast, other descriptive studies collectively support a beneficial effect of pet ownership on CV stress reactivity that warrants further studies of the psychosocial effects of pet ownership on psychiatric patients in two matched adult homes, researchers found improvements in social interaction, psychosocial studies on the health benefits of pet ownership by Thorpe	./cache/work_rsgamvxpcrdufdlsry5z55nz5m.pdf	./txt/work_rsgamvxpcrdufdlsry5z55nz5m.txt