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pet behavior can reflect the owner's psychological state. Studies show that dogs often mirror their owners' stress and anxiety levels— for instance, anxious owners tend to have dogs exhibiting more fear, aggression, or attention-seeking behaviors. This emotional contagion occurs as pets sense human emotions through body language, tone, and hormones like cortisol. However, the link is bidirectional: problematic pet behaviors can also worsen owner mental health.https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.903647/full
https://www.newsweek.com/animal-behaviorists-reveal-why-pets-mirror-our-stress-more-than-we-think-11120613
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0192846
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