Just having a pet doesn’t help mental health – but pet-owners with secure relationships with their pets are less depressed
- Written by Brian N. Chin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College
How emotionally close you are to your pet is not necessarily a good measure of how your relationship affects your well-being.Nattalia Nuñez/Unsplash, CC BY-NDFor many people, pets provide unconditional love, companionship and a sense of security. But not all human-pet relationships are beneficial, and some may contribute to stress and...