Derek B Haley
Biographic Data
| ID | 193953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek B Haley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek B |
| FAMILY NAME | Haley |
| SIGNATURE | HALEY D B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3502-120X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Protective Association between Pet Ownership and Depression among Street-involved Youth
Street-involved youth represent a particularly vulnerable subsection of the homeless population and are at increased risk of health problems, substance abuse, and depression. Qualitative research has demon- strated that animal companions help homeless youth cope with loneliness, are motivators for positive change, such as decreasing drug or alcohol use, provide unconditional love without judgement, and improve youths' sense of health. To quantita…
Effects of Companion Animal Ownership among Canadian Street-involved Youth
In Canada, approximately 150,000 youth are homeless on any given night, and many have companion animals. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, this qualitative study explored the issues and effects of companion animal ownership among street-involved youth from the perspective of the youth themselves. "Pet before self" was the substantive theme, with first level sub-themes of "physical" and "emotional" effects. Previously unidentified fi…
The Protective Association between Pet Ownership and Depression among Street-involved Youth
Street-involved youth represent a particularly vulnerable subsection of the homeless population and are at increased risk of health problems, substance abuse, and depression. Qualitative research has demon- strated that animal companions help homeless youth cope with loneliness, are motivators for positive change, such as decreasing drug or alcohol use, provide unconditional love without judgement, and improve youths' sense of health. To quantita…
Effects of Companion Animal Ownership among Canadian Street-involved Youth
In Canada, approximately 150,000 youth are homeless on any given night, and many have companion animals. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, this qualitative study explored the issues and effects of companion animal ownership among street-involved youth from the perspective of the youth themselves. "Pet before self" was the substantive theme, with first level sub-themes of "physical" and "emotional" effects. Previously unidentified fi…
Effects of Companion Animal Ownership among Canadian Street-involved Youth
In Canada, approximately 150,000 youth are homeless on any given night, and many have companion animals. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, this qualitative study explored the issues and effects of companion animal ownership among street-involved youth from the perspective of the youth themselves. "Pet before self" was the substantive theme, with first level sub-themes of "physical" and "emotional" effects. Previously unidentified fi…
The Protective Association between Pet Ownership and Depression among Street-involved Youth
Street-involved youth represent a particularly vulnerable subsection of the homeless population and are at increased risk of health problems, substance abuse, and depression. Qualitative research has demon- strated that animal companions help homeless youth cope with loneliness, are motivators for positive change, such as decreasing drug or alcohol use, provide unconditional love without judgement, and improve youths' sense of health. To quantita…
Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Animal welfare (1 works) · Animal-assisted therapy (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Companion animal (1 works) · Cross-sectional study (1 works) · Depression (economics (1 works)