Pet and owner personality and mental wellbeing associate with attachment to cats and dogs

被引：2

作者：

Stahl, Aada ^{[1
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Salonen, Milla ^{[2
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Hakanen, Emma ^{[2
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Mikkola, Salla ^{[2
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Sulkama, Sini ^{[2
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Lahti, Jari ^{[1
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Lohi, Hannes ^{[2
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,4
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机构：

[1] Univ Helsinki, Dept Psychol & Logoped, Helsinki 00014, Finland

[2] Univ Helsinki, Dept Vet Biosci, Helsinki 00014, Finland

[3] Univ Helsinki, Dept Med & Clin Genet, Helsinki 00014, Finland

[4] Folkhalsan Res Ctr, Helsinki 00290, Finland

[5] Univ Turku, Dept Biol, Turku 20014, Finland

来源：

ISCIENCE | 2023年 / 26卷 / 12期

关键词：

TRAITS; SATISFACTION; PERSPECTIVE; VALIDATION; FRIENDS; ABILITY; STYLES; MATCH; AGE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.isci.2023.108423

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Human-pet attachment can impact the life of both parties, and the identification of underlying characteristics related to attachment style can improve human-pet relationships. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore associations between human, dog, and cat personalities, owner mental well-being, unwanted pet behavior, and attachment styles in a sample of 2,724 Finnish pet owners (92% women) and their 2,545 dogs and 788 cats. Our findings reveal that owner neuroticism and poor mental well-being are linked to anxious pet attachment in both dog and cat owners. Pet characteristics, such as unwanted behavior and lower human sociability are associated with avoidant attachment style. Overall, this study highlights the significance of individual traits in both pets and owners contributing to insecure attachment styles and underscores the potential to enhance the well-being of both pets and their owners through a deeper understanding of these traits.

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