@article{1d9f5754141b42abb5408c2a021024c2,
title = "Social-emotional adjustment and pet ownership among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder",
author = "Amanda Ward and Nicole Arola and Amy Bohnert and Rebecca Lieb",
note = "Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience poor social-emotional adjustment and interactions with peers, but taking care of a family pet may serve as a buffer. This study utilized 81 parent-adolescent dyads to examine how dimensions of pet ownership (responsibility, comfort, companionship) may be associated with social-emotional adjustment (depression, loneliness, friendship quality) among adolescents with ASD, as well as how social impairments may influence these relations.",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.01.002",
language = "American English",
volume = "65",
journal = "Journal of Communication Disorders",
}