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

• Main Authors: Chong, Annie Valerie C., Gan, Aya Sophia C., Lee, Chelsea Anne W., Pulumbarit, Meagan Nicole E.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Pets; Well-being
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9578
• Institution: De La Salle University

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 investigate...