Social-emotional adjustment and pet ownership among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Amanda Ward; Nicole Arola; Amy Bohnert; Rebecca Lieb

doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.01.002

Social-emotional adjustment and pet ownership among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Amanda Ward
, Nicole Arola
, Amy Bohnert
, Rebecca Lieb

Department of Psychology

Harvard University
University of Minnesota
Boston Children's Hospital

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Communication Disorders
Volume	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.01.002
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology
Psychology

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.01.002License: Unspecified

Cite this

@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",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Social-emotional adjustment and pet ownership among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

AU - Ward, Amanda

AU - Arola, Nicole

AU - Bohnert, Amy

AU - Lieb, Rebecca

N1 - 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.

PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021992417300151

U2 - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.01.002

DO - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.01.002

M3 - Article

VL - 65

JO - Journal of Communication Disorders

JF - Journal of Communication Disorders

ER -

Social-emotional adjustment and pet ownership among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Disciplines

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this