Department of Psychology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Research Article
Comparing the Personality Traits and Psychological Welfare of Pet Owners and Ordinary People
Author(s): Zahedi Ghazaleh*, Tajerian Mostafa, Rozbehhussain and Khoshnazar Atefeh
Taking care of pets is a phenomenon which has increased during the last decade in Iran, which can be due to the personality traits and psychological characteristics of people, and it can affect the psychological welfare of those people. Accordingly, the current study tries to compare the personality traits and psychological welfare of pet owners and ordinary people. The study uses a causative comparative method and the statistical population of the study includes all the pet owners visiting veterinary clinics of Kerman city and ordinary people living in Kerman city within the age range of 18 to 45 years from August, 2021 to February, 2022. 420 participants (210 participants for each group) were selected using convenient sampling method as the sample of the study. In order to gather the required data, two questionnaires including psychological welfare questionnaire (RSPWB) and Neo&rsqu.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2472-0496.2023.9.194
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