Expectations for dog ownership: Perceived physical, mental and psychosocial health consequences among prospective adopters

• Lauren Powell ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lauren.powell@sydney.edu.au

  Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3141-5551

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• Debbie Chia,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7711-6202

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• Paul McGreevy,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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• Anthony L. Podberscek,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7692-8057

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• Kate M. Edwards,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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• Brendon Neilly,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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• Adam J. Guastella,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Autism Clinic for Translational Research, Brain and Mind Centre, Central Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

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• Vanessa Lee,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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• Emmanuel Stamatakis

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Charles Perkins Centre, Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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