TY - JOUR AU - Gonzatti, Valéria AU - Oliveira, Camila Rosa de AU - Alminhana, Letícia Oliveira AU - Hausen, Daiane Oliveira AU - Schütz, Daiana Meregalli AU - Costa, Dalton Breno AU - Trevizan, Luciano AU - Argimon, Irani Iracema de Lima AU - Irigaray, Tatiana Quarti PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Fatores de personalidade, depressão, ansiedade e estresse em proprietários de animais JF - Psico JA - Psico VL - 52 IS - 4 SE - Artigos DO - 10.15448/1980-8623.2021.4.35289 UR - https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/35289 SP - e35289 AB - <p>The study compares personality factors, symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress between owners and non-pet owners. A total of 145 adults participated, between 18 and 78 years (M = 30.96, SD = 12.10). Participants were divided according to the type of pet they had: 1) dogs, 2) cats, 3) dogs and cats. The results suggest that people who do not have pets showed more anxiety symptoms than those who have pets. Dogs and cats owners showed higher scores of conscientiousness personality factor than participants who did not have any pets. The results reveal differences between animals owners and non-owners. There is a need for studies using mediating variables analyzes, as well as longitudinal research that can explore the feasible causal relationship between different characteristics of people who own pets and well-being.</p> ER -