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This introduction to the special issue discusses the choice of societal psychology as a means of organizing the main contributions. The diverse collection of theoretical and empirical papers which consist of four articles and commentaries on societal psychology in Norway are also summarized.
Norwegian dog owners completed a questionnaire about a) their emotional attachment to their dogs, b) how much they walk their dogs, c) their own physical and mental health, and d) how many sick days and how many doctor visits they had had in the previous month. The amount of attachment to one’s dog correlated positively with activity level, physical health, and most strongly with mental health.
