An investigation of human-animal interactions and empathy as related to pet preference, ownership, attachment, and attitudes in children

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‘Queen of the world’: experiences of ‘at-risk’ young people participating in equine-assisted learning/therapy (2011, background): “…(Melson, 2001; Brooks, 2006); transitional object (Trienbenbacher, 1998), acceptance (Siegel, 1993); encouraging responsibility, empathy and moral development (Poresky, 1990; Daly & Morton, 2006; Myers, 2007); and growth of self-esteem and control of behaviour (Kogan et al., 1999; Fine, 2000).”
Teachers' experiences with humane education and animals in the elementary classroom: implications for empathy development (2010, background): “Daly and Morton ( 2006 ) reported that attitudes towards, and relationships with, animals appear to contribute to increased empathy for children.”
Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions: The Possible Role of Oxytocin (2012, unknown): “This also applies to the studies by Paul (2000) or Daly and Morton (2003, 2006, 2009).”
Human-animal interactions, relationships and bonds: a review and analysis of the literature (2014, unknown): “…& Riley, 2005), Latino (Johnson & Meadows, 2002), Norwegian (Ellingsen, Zanella, Bjerkås, & Indrebø, 2010) or Hispanic (Schoenfeld-Tacher, Kogan, & Wright, 2011) pet owners, families (Westgarth et al., 2007), children (Daly & Morton, 2003, 2006), or males compared to females (Herzog, 2007).”