The facilitation of social interactions by domestic dogs

By Deborah L. Wells. 2004

174 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, Geography, Planning and Development

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. J. Serpell
2. Nikolina M. Duvall Antonacopoulos
3. Nicolas Guéguen
4. S. Ciccotti
5. A. Dóka
6. T. A. Pychyl
7. J. Topál
8. Á. Miklósi

In Genetics

1. Á. Miklósi
2. Enikö Kubinyi
3. J. Topál
4. P. Pongrácz
5. J. Serpell
6. Márta Gácsi
7. J. A. Griffin
8. N. Gee

In Geography, Planning and Development

1. Nikolina M. Duvall Antonacopoulos
2. Nicolas Guéguen
3. S. Ciccotti
4. A. Dóka
5. T. A. Pychyl
6. Á. Miklósi
7. J. Serpell

Citations in the corpus

• The dog as a model for understanding human social behavior (2009, background): “They provide also emotional support (Wells, 2004) and participate in therapeutic programmes (Odendaal, 2000).”
• Domestic Dogs as Facilitators in Social Interaction: An Evaluation of Helping and Courtship Behaviors (2008, background): “In a recent study carried out by Wells (2004) in a field setting, 1800 male and female pedestrians approaching a female experimenter were observed according to the presence of three dogs (Labrador Retriever pup, Labrador adult, Rottweiler adult), two neutral stimuli (teddy bear, potted plant), or…”
• Human-Animal Interaction in a Prison Setting: Impact on Criminal Behavior, Treatment Progress, and Social Skills (2007, background): “More specific to HAI, research has shown that the mere presence of an animal increases friendly social interaction between strangers (Wells, 2004).”
• Current challenges to research on animal-assisted interventions (2017, background): “…that people of all ages, including those with physical disabilities, enjoy more frequent and more positive interactions with strangers when accompanied in public by a dog than when unaccompanied (Guéguen & Ciccotti, 2008; Mader, Hart, & Bergin, 1989; McNicholas & Collis, 2000; Wells, 2004).”
• An Examination of the Potential Role of Pet Ownership, Human Social Support and Pet Attachment in the Psychological Health of Individuals Living Alone (2010, background): “…that dogs act as social catalysts by increasing dog walkers’ number of human–human social interactions (Messent 1983; McNicholas and Collis, 2000; Wells 2004), possibly because people are perceived as more likable when they are with their dog (Geries-Johnson and Kennedy 1995), and dogs provide…”
• Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions: The Possible Role of Oxytocin (2012, unknown): “…lowest while stroking the dog, lower blood pressure when talking to dog than when talking to experimenter, lower heart rate when quietly touching dog Wells (2004) Woman in company of different dogs or neutral stimuli in public, reactions of strangers Adults, strangers 1800 More social…”