Dog Ownership, Perceived Social Supports and Stress Among University Students

Vei Kit Lee; Ming Sing Chai

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Dog Ownership, Perceived Social Supports and Stress Among University Students

Vei Kit Lee, Ming Sing Chai

Published in American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 3-1)

Received: 1 April 2015 Accepted: 2 April 2015 Published: 11 April 2015

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This study was conducted to determine whether there is a significant mean difference of perceived stress between dog owners and non-dog owners and whether there are significant correlations between different sources of perceived social supports and perceived stress. Participants were 116 undergraduate students in a Malaysian private university college. Among 116 participants, 44 were dog owners. Participants completed 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The results indicated that there was a significant mean difference of perceived stress between dog owners (N = 44, M = 19.57) and non-dog owners (N = 72, M = 21.67). Among non-dog owners, a significant negative correlation was found between perceived social support from friends and perceived stress. However, among non-dog owners, no significant correlations were found between perceived stress and perceived social support from family, friends, significant others and dogs. Further research using a bigger sample size is needed to verify the relationship between perceived stress and perceived social support among dog owners.

Published in	American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 3-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychology of University Students
DOI	10.11648/j.ajap.s.2015040301.18
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Dog Ownership, Perceived Social Supports, Perceived Stress, University Students

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Vei Kit Lee

Faculty of Social Science, Arts and Humanities, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ming Sing Chai

Faculty of Social Science, Arts and Humanities, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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