We (Dr Roxanne Hawkins, Dr Charlotte Robinson, Prof. Jo Williams) are a team of researchers based within Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and we are conducting a new research study as part of a Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) funded project into pets and mental health. 

We are recruiting people aged 18-25 years who live in the UK, who have a pet dog and/or cat, and are struggling with anxious feelings and/or low mood, for a research study on pets and the self-management of mental health difficulties. Participants do not need to have a mental health diagnosis to take part. The project involves an online interview (approx. 30-60 mins) with a researcher, and as a thank you, we can offer a £20 Amazon voucher. 

To find out more information, and to sign-up for the study, please follow this link: 

 https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/the-human-animal-bond 



Best wishes 


Dr Roxanne Hawkins (she/her)

Lecturer in Applied Psychology

MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People

University of Edinburgh
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology

School of Health in Social Science

Elsie Inglis Quad, Teviot Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
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