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Comparative Study
| Published: February 20, 2024
A Comparative Study of Stress Between Pet Owners and Non-Pet Owners
MA Student, Department of Psychology, Delhi University Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrastriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, (A Central University) Wardha Maharashtra Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.101.20241201
DOI: 10.25215/1201.101
ABSTRACT
Pets have long served as loyal and compassionate companions of humanity. The human-animal interaction and attachment hold a high potential to enhance mental health and well-being. However, there is scarce research in this domain from South Asian countries. Therefore, this study explored and compared stress among pet and non-pet owners in India. This research was conducted on a sample of people aged 15-25. Simple random sampling drew 88 individuals; 44 were pet owners, and 44 were non-pet owners. A stress scale was used to measure participants’ stress levels. The study followed between groups with a randomized experimental design to explore the research problem. Subsequently, an independent t-test was used for statistical analysis (t(86) = 4.81, p = 0.01). Therefore, the study suggests a significant difference between pet and non-pet owners’ stress levels. The stress level of pet owners is significantly lower than that of their non-pet owner counterparts.
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© 2024, Pandey, S. & Yadav, V.
Received: January 02, 2024; Revision Received: February 16, 2024; Accepted: February 20, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.101.20241201
10.25215/1201.101
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 1, January-March, 2024