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Our relationships with our dogs can be as complex and varied as our relationships with other people. And in the same way, the quality of these relationships can become affected by our sense of our own well-being. Undesirable behaviours, like barking and aggression, can also cause stress for their owners.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Renata Roma of Brock University writes about the relationships between dogs and young adult owners. Her research looks at the personalities of both owners and their dogs, and the relationships between them — there’s a link between owners’ well-being and undesirable dog behaviours. Roma writes that, “stress and responsibility of dog ownership and poorer emotional quality of life were linked to situations such as dog aggression and excessive barking.”
Also today:
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There are associations between interactions with dogs, personality characteristics, and owners’ sense of well-being.
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Renata Roma, Brock University
Companion dogs respond to their environments and their owners’ sense of well-being. When owners are stressed and anxious, dogs can exhibit undesirable behaviours.
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Rural public transit has important economic and social benefits. So why does Canada fail so badly on providing it to rural residents?
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Sarah-Patricia Breen, University of Saskatchewan
There is a continuing misunderstanding of rural realities by policymakers. Ultimately this puts transit out of reach for many rural areas.
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As toddlers form peer relationships, social pretend play and games increase.
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Zhangjing Luo, University of Toronto; Hildy Ross, University of Waterloo; Michal Perlman, University of Toronto; Nina Howe, Concordia University
A unique dataset from 32 children on 36 different play dates provided the opportunity to study how young children develop peer relationships, and how consistent they are with different children.
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The growing interest in wellness is an opportunity for universities to provide evidence-based information beyond campuses, in the broader community.
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Joanna Pozzulo, Carleton University; Anna Stone, Carleton University
Mental health isn’t just about illness, it is also about wellness. Universities are well positioned to offer accessible, evidence-based wellness education to the general public.
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L'horloge de l'apocalypse, avant une conférence de presse virtuelle au National Press Club à Washington, le 24 janvier 2023. Le Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists a annoncé qu'il avait déplacé l'aiguille des minutes à 90 secondes avant minuit.
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Alison Munson, Université Laval
Des tactiques politiques intentionnelles sont mises en place dans le but de ralentir ou de bloquer l’action concrète pour contrer les changements climatiques et abandonner des produits pétroliers.
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Business + Economy
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Alexander Kurov, West Virginia University; Marketa Wolfe, Skidmore College
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether executives at First Republic Bank, which was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, improperly traded on inside information.
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Environment + Energy
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Amanda Thomas, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Gradon Diprose, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research; Sophie Bond, University of Otago
Over a decade of protest led to the banning of fuel exploration in New Zealand waters. As this extract from a new book explains, that ‘win’ is still precarious and may depend on the election result.
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Science + Tech
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Isabel Novick, Boston University
An appreciation for the moths that chomp holes in your clothes. They eat the inedible, occupy the uninhabitable and overcome every evolutionary obstacle in their way.
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