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<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fedinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk%2Fthe-human-animal-bond&data=05%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C332301c2d7f844ffe13908db09d14f6e%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C638114566811978085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nJXCMkA%2F5vnlad4VXUzX9YPDQsx0rdxY9hthqI63apU%3D&reserved=0> Best wishes Dr Roxanne Hawkins (she/her) Lecturer in Applied Psychology MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac.uk%2Fhealth%2Fsubject-areas%2Fclinical-psychology%2Fpostgraduate-taught%2Fmsc-applied-psychology&data=05%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C332301c2d7f844ffe13908db09d14f6e%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C638114566811978085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wWUj7nhk5SJcap%2FK5XBzycZcFdaugJGJL%2B0ZW9bByAE%3D&reserved=0> University of Edinburgh Department of Clinical and Health Psychology School of Health in Social Science Elsie Inglis Quad, Teviot Place Edinburgh, EH8 9AG roxanne.hawkins@ed.ac.uk | Twitter<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F_rhawkins%3Flang%3Den-GB&data=05%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C332301c2d7f844ffe13908db09d14f6e%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C638114566812134311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=J7T1p5Gj1Iferw0G23A81Zc3lmjLVbn%2B4aaRJsrpDyw%3D&reserved=0> | My Research<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FRoxanne-Hawkins&data=05%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C332301c2d7f844ffe13908db09d14f6e%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C638114566812134311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=U4Az5FCULpO2EZMAEgjNc2KZd%2B8GAFfQ9vRIoKvwGVo%3D&reserved=0> Have pets? Take part in research<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fscienceofpets&data=05%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C332301c2d7f844ffe13908db09d14f6e%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C638114566812156396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=E67P8ESu4jEjazolbYO%2FzgGZeV6QjtB1fBsYJQxvrZE%3D&reserved=0> Children, adolescents & animals research<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac.uk%2Fhealth%2Fresearch%2Fcentres%2Fcadp%2Fchild-animal-research&data=05%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C332301c2d7f844ffe13908db09d14f6e%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C638114566812166370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ECVQP%2BSk%2B6GjQdcG1JYboO5mX5EJNlvSR6S%2FCnXlz38%3D&reserved=0> [cid:9f744001-8ebe-4ba9-93f4-83c78eb0a944] [cid:23b1c2fe-48ae-4515-811d-43fe32baab3c] The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159