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Dogs motivate obese children for physical activity: key elements of a motivational theory of animal-assisted interventions

Background: There is empirical evidence that the presence of a companion animal can have a positive impact on performance. The available evidence can be viewed in terms of differing hypotheses that attempt to explain the mechanisms behind the positive effects. Little attention has been given to moti...

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Autores principales: Wohlfarth, Rainer, Mutschler, Bettina, Beetz, Andrea, Kreuser, Friederike, Korsten-Reck, Ulrike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194726
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00796