ArticleiScience2023
Pet and owner personality and mental wellbeing associate with attachment to cats and dogs.
Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pet Nutrition and the Unmeasured Owner Outcome: A Bidirectional Framework for Relational Value in Human-Animal Relationships.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Development of the Human-Equine Attachment Scale.Equine veterinary journal · 2026Article
- The Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Companion Animal Care: A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Human-animal interaction: understanding the role of dog and cat interactions in emotional wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Impact of Living Environment on Attachment Behaviour in Domestic Cats from Private Homes and Shelters.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Human-pet interaction and well-being in mid-to-later adulthood: moderating roles of neuroticism and anxious attachment.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Attachment to Pets and Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Pet ownership, pet-related characteristics, and sleep quality among older adults in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the puppy blues scale measuring temporary affective disturbance resembling baby blues.Npj mental health research · 2024Article
- Pet attachment and owner personality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
Human-pet attachment can impact the life of both parties, and the identification of underlying characteristics related to attachment style can improve human-pet relationships. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore associations between human, dog, and cat personalities, owner mental well-being, unwanted pet behavior, and attachment styles in a sample of 2,724 Finnish pet owners (92% women) and their 2,545 dogs and 788 cats. Our findings reveal that owner neuroticism and poor mental well-being are linked to anxious pet attachment in both dog and cat owners. Pet characteristics, such as unwanted behavior and lower human sociability are associated with avoidant attachment style. Overall, this study highlights the significance of individual traits in both pets and owners contributing to insecure attachment styles and underscores the potential to enhance the well-being of both pets and their owners through a deeper understanding of these traits.
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