Good dog, happy owner: Perceived social support as a mediator between pet companionship and subjective well-being

Date of Publication

2018

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Roseann Tan-Mansukhani

Defense Panel Member

Marie Madelene A. Sta. Maria

Abstract/Summary

Although previous research has established animal assisted therapy as beneficial to individuals with special needs (Sach-Ericson, Hansen & Fitzgerald, 2002), literature has been inconclusive as to whether pet companionship is advantageous to the casual pet owner. The present research investigates pet companionship as predictor to subjective well-being. To address the research questions, data was gathered and analyzed through quantitative research methods. The sampled population in the study includes 670 causal dog owners from the Philippines with a mean age of 23.25 (SD=6.59). Respondents answered the Monash dog-owner relationship scale (Dwyer, Bennett, & Coleman, 2006), Multidimensional scale of perceived social support (Meehan, Massavelli, & Pachan, 2017), and Satisfaction with life scale (Diener, Emmons, Larson & Griffin, 1985). The results of the study indicate that pet companionship predicts subjective well-being, and that perceived social support from pet mediates the relationship between pet companionship and subjective well-being. Hence, the results imply that pet companionship promotes subjective well-being, by the mean of perceived social support from pet.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU21671

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

vi, 57 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Pets; Well-being

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