Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ426699
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0197-6664
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Couples' Perception of Stressfulness of Death of the Family Pet.
Gage, M. Geraldine; Holcomb, Ralph
Family Relations, v40 n1 p103-05 Jan 1991
Surveyed 242 couples whose pet had died during 3 years prior to survey. About one-half of wives and over one-quarter of husbands reported being "quite" or "extremely" disturbed by pet death. Husbands rated pet loss about as stressful as loss of close friendship; wives rated it about as stressful as losing touch with married children. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Emotional Response, Family (Sociological Unit), Grief, Life Events, Middle Aged Adults, Pets, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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