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Challenges in Designing Human-Animal Interaction ResearchUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University This article addresses challenges in designing Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) research. A summary of previous reviews of HAI research is presented, followed by a discussion of areas that present particular challenges to research in this field, specifically design issues, control of extraneous variables, sample selection, intervention development, and outcome measurement. Suggestions for addressing these areas also are presented.
Key Words: human-animal interactions animal-assisted interventions human-animal bond research
American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 47, No. 1,
16-28 (2003) |
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