Relationship Between Pet Attachment and Positive Mental Health Among Adults

Abstract

The present study is intended to explore the relationship between pet attachment and positive mental health among adults. The study employed a correlational survey research design and sampled 150 adults comprising 85 girls (n = 150) and 65 boys (n = 150), aged between 18 and 30 (M = 22.80, SD = 3.74). Data was collected from a total of (N = 150) adults from the University of Sargodha, Lahore, and other different cities in Pakistan by using the purposive sampling technique. Only those participants were selected who were the owners of different pets. Psychometrically sound self-report measures in the English language, including the Pet Attachment Questionnaire, and the Positive Mental Health Scale were administered on the participants for measuring pet attachment, and positive mental health. Analysis revealed that all measures had satisfactory to high levels of internal consistency, and the both variables were related to one another in hypothesized directions. Correlational Analysis revealed that pet attachment was positively correlated with positive mental health among adults.

Keywords: Pet attachment, positive mental health, adults