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work_vdev6aj4afdq7a7iegma3x65nq	Jitka Pikhartova	Does owning a pet protect older people against loneliness?	2014.0	10	.pdf	application/pdf	8739	1026	65	support this relationship is slim and it is assumed that pet ownership is a protection against loneliness rather than a by exploring if pet ownership is a response to, or protection against, loneliness using Waves 0–5 from the English and longitudinal regression analysis was used to assess the bi-directional relationship between loneliness and pet association between pet ownership and loneliness is stronger in women than men, and in both directions reported loneliness influences pet ownership in later waves. Keywords: Loneliness, ELSA, Pet ownership, Longitudinal study, Old people the relationship between pet-ownership or frequent contact with animals, and health, well-being or loneliness pet-ownership in Wave 0 and loneliness reported in loneliness), we consider reported pet ownership in Wave Longitudinal analysis will assess the relationship between loneliness reported in Waves 2 to 5 took part in all waves with valid data related to loneliness and pet ownership. loneliness and pet-ownership were both measured Wave 5	./cache/work_vdev6aj4afdq7a7iegma3x65nq.pdf	./txt/work_vdev6aj4afdq7a7iegma3x65nq.txt