Pet ownership and symptoms of depression: A prospective study of older adults

Author(s)
Sharpley, Christopher
Veronese, Nicola
Smith, Lee
Lopez-Sanchez, Guillermo F
Bitsika, Vicki
Demurtas, Jacopo
Celotto, Stefano
Noventa, Vania
Soysal, Pinar
Isik, Ahmet Turan
Grabovac, Igor
Jackson, Sarah E
Publication Date
2020-03-01
Abstract
This paper aims to examine associations between pet ownership and symptoms of depression in a large, population-based sample of older adults. Specifically, we tested whether: (i) people who report more depressive symptoms are more likely to own a pet; (ii) pet ownership protects against an increase in depressive symptoms over time; (iii) associations differ by symptom type.
Citation
Journal of Affective Disorders, v.264, p. 35-39
ISSN
1573-2517
0165-0327
Pubmed ID
31846900
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28295
Language
en
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Title
Pet ownership and symptoms of depression: A prospective study of older adults
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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