Psychological Well-Being Of Student Cat Owners: Is There A Role For Pet Attachment And Emotion Regulation?

Abstract

Having a cat can bring about changes in a student's life, affecting their PWB (psychological well-being). Pet attachment and emotional regulation are sources for student cat owners to obtain optimal levels of PWB. This study aims to determine the relationship between pet attachment and emotion regulation with PWB in student cat owners. This research gathered 78 student cat owners using accidental sampling technique. The measurement tools used are LAPS (Lexington Attachment to Pet Scale), emotional regulation scale, and psychological well-being scale. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to test the correlation between the three variables. The results obtained in this study were 40.715 with p=o.ooo (p<0.01). This indicates that there is a very significant positive relationship between pet attachment and emotion regulation with PWB. Pet attachment and emotion regulation have an influence of 52.1% on PWB.

Keywords: Emotion Regulation; Pet Attachment; Psychological Well-Being