Different Behaviours of Pet’s Impact on Alleviating Mental Health Issues

Research Design

It is really true that those who own pets typically have enhanced health advantages compared to

those who do not, it is important to note that a pet does not necessarily have to be limited to a

dog or a cat. Research has shown a correlation between owning a pet and experiencing favorable

mental health effects (Hui Gan et al., 2020). According to systematic review Brooks et al., (2018)

of the power of support from companion animals. Results of this study showed that positive,

negative, and neutral effects of pet ownership were combined in with quantitative data on the

advantages of pet ownership. Qualitative research shed light on the high levels of connectedness

that individuals with companion animals. The findings in the study Morgan et al., (2020)

indicated that there may be advantages to the connection between people and dogs during the

COVID-19 pandemic, which is consistent with the One Welfare concept which recognizes a

mutual beneficial relationship between the well-being and health of humans and non-human

animals. A menta-analysis on pet’s influence on humans’ daily physical activity and mental

health suggested that owning dogs has a somewhat substantial favorable impact on the physical

activity levels of individuals, as compared to those who do not own pets. (Martins et al., 2023)

According to the Xin et al., (2021) individuals who had many pets showed significantly reduced

levels of sadness compared to those who owned just one pet. To examine the relationship

between various pet behaviors and their impact on an alleviation of mental health issues in

individuals would be the research objective with research questions 1. How do specific behaviors

of pets influence the mental well-being of their owners? 2. Are there significant differences in the

impact of various pet behaviors on specific mental health conditions? Aligning with the study of
Shoesmith et al., (2021) cross-sectional research design will used in the study and data will be

analyzed quantitatively using latest version of SPSS.

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