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Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea
This study aimed to analyze the association between companion animal ownership, the sub-factors of this ownership (the species and number of owned pets), and overall life satisfaction (OLS). Data was obtained from the publicly available responses to the 2017 Seoul Survey, conducted among Seoul-based...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8483320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34591906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258034 |
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author | Kim, Jeehyun Chun, Byung Chul |
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description | This study aimed to analyze the association between companion animal ownership, the sub-factors of this ownership (the species and number of owned pets), and overall life satisfaction (OLS). Data was obtained from the publicly available responses to the 2017 Seoul Survey, conducted among Seoul-based Korean locals aged ≥ 15 years (N = 42,687; pet owners = 8,708, non-owners = 33,979). Propensity score was calculated by performing logistic regressions with covariates and data was matched using the nearest-neighbor method. Further, multiple linear regression was performed to analyze this association using the matched data. Additionally, survey-weighted multiple regressions were performed: 1) within pet owners, and 2) after stratifying owners with the number of pets owned. Pet owners in Seoul, South Korea reported higher levels of OLS than non-owners, even after controlling for covariates—age, sex, marital status, family size, family income, job, education, types of housing, housing tenure. Owners with both dogs and cats showed the highest average OLS scores (owners with 2 pets: Mean [M] = 58.05, Standard Deviation [SD] = 0.67; owners with ≥ 3 pets: M = 59.03, SD = 1.02), followed by single pet owners of either a cat (M = 56.64, SD = 0.37) or a dog (M = 56.14, SD = 0.13). Single pet owners reported significantly higher levels of OLS than those with 2 or ≥ 3 pets when pet types were adjusted for. When owners had a single pet, pet types (dog or cat) did not generate a significant difference in OLS scores. Among owners with 2 or ≥ 3 pets, however, owners with both dogs and cats had higher OLS scores than dog owners. This research has significant implications for promoting future study on companion animal effects for improving human health and well-being. Mechanisms of the effect, including cultural factors, should be further investigated. |
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spelling | pubmed-84833202021-10-01 Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea Kim, Jeehyun Chun, Byung Chul PLoS One Research Article This study aimed to analyze the association between companion animal ownership, the sub-factors of this ownership (the species and number of owned pets), and overall life satisfaction (OLS). Data was obtained from the publicly available responses to the 2017 Seoul Survey, conducted among Seoul-based Korean locals aged ≥ 15 years (N = 42,687; pet owners = 8,708, non-owners = 33,979). Propensity score was calculated by performing logistic regressions with covariates and data was matched using the nearest-neighbor method. Further, multiple linear regression was performed to analyze this association using the matched data. Additionally, survey-weighted multiple regressions were performed: 1) within pet owners, and 2) after stratifying owners with the number of pets owned. Pet owners in Seoul, South Korea reported higher levels of OLS than non-owners, even after controlling for covariates—age, sex, marital status, family size, family income, job, education, types of housing, housing tenure. Owners with both dogs and cats showed the highest average OLS scores (owners with 2 pets: Mean [M] = 58.05, Standard Deviation [SD] = 0.67; owners with ≥ 3 pets: M = 59.03, SD = 1.02), followed by single pet owners of either a cat (M = 56.64, SD = 0.37) or a dog (M = 56.14, SD = 0.13). Single pet owners reported significantly higher levels of OLS than those with 2 or ≥ 3 pets when pet types were adjusted for. When owners had a single pet, pet types (dog or cat) did not generate a significant difference in OLS scores. Among owners with 2 or ≥ 3 pets, however, owners with both dogs and cats had higher OLS scores than dog owners. This research has significant implications for promoting future study on companion animal effects for improving human health and well-being. Mechanisms of the effect, including cultural factors, should be further investigated. Public Library of Science 2021-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8483320/ /pubmed/34591906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258034 Text en © 2021 Kim, Chun https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kim, Jeehyun Chun, Byung Chul Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea |
title | Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea |
title_full | Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea |
title_fullStr | Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea |
title_short | Association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in Seoul, Korea |
title_sort | association between companion animal ownership and overall life satisfaction in seoul, korea |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8483320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34591906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258034 |
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