The role of pets in managing uncertainty from COVID-19.
Leanne O NieforthMarguerite E O'HairePublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)
In an effort to manage the uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have turned to their social support networks. With limited access to in-person human social networks, many people are turning to pets for social support. Pets may be a complementary social support to supplement virtual human-to-human interaction. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).