Oxytocin and Cortisol Levels in Dog Owners and Their Dogs Are Associated with Behavioral Patterns: An Exploratory Study

We have previously shown that dog–owner interaction results in increasing oxytocin levels in owners and dogs, decreasing cortisol levels in owners but increasing cortisol levels in dogs. The present study aimed to further investigate whether oxytocin and cortisol levels in the previously tested owne...

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Published in:Front Psychol
Main Authors: Petersson, Maria, Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin, Nilsson, Anne, Gustafson, Lise-Lotte, Hydbring-Sandberg, Eva, Handlin, Linda
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Psychology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5645535/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29081760
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01796
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