Men and Their Dogs: A New Understanding of Man's Best Friend

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
An Introduction to Men and Their Dogs: A New Understanding of “Man’s Best Friend”....Pages 1-10
Gender Role Conflict Theory, Research, and Practice: Implications for Understanding the Human–Animal Bond....Pages 11-45
A New Understanding of Man’s Best Friend: A Proposed Contextual Model for the Exploration of Human–Animal Interaction Among Insecurely Attached Males....Pages 47-71
Street-Involved Youth and Their Animal Companions—Stigma and Survival....Pages 73-96
A Boy’s Best Friend: Using Human–Animal Interaction with At-Risk Teen Boys....Pages 97-112
Healing Bonds: Animal Assisted Interventions with Adjudicated Male Youth....Pages 113-132
Lifetime Bonds: At-Risk Youth and At-Risk Dogs Helping One Another....Pages 133-149
Exploring the Role of Playfulness with Canine Companions in Coping with Stress: How Men Are Impacted by Human–Animal Interaction Through Calling on a Memory of Play....Pages 151-173
Pen Pals: An Examination of Human–Animal Interaction as an Outlet for Healthy Masculinity in Prison....Pages 175-194
Animal Companions and Military Veterans: How Dogs Can Help America’s Heroes....Pages 195-214
The Roles Animal Companions Play in Middle-Aged Males’ Lives: Examining the Psychometric Properties of a Measure Assessing Males’ Human–Animal Interactions....Pages 215-229
Exploring How the Human–Animal Bond Affects Men in a Relational Way: Attachment, Loss, and Gender Role Conflict in Middle-Aged and Young-Men....Pages 231-256
Older Adults and Pets—Physical and Psychological Benefits....Pages 257-280
Older Adults, Pets, and Intergenerational Service Learning....Pages 281-301
Continuing Bonds Research with Animal Companions: Implications for Men Grieving the Loss of a Dog....Pages 303-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-329