Table 4 Summary of hierarchical multiple regression analyses statistically predicting well-being in pet owners (\(N=121\)).

From: The mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between pet ownership and human well-being

Predictors

Model1

Model2

\(\beta\)

t

\(\beta\)

t

Age

.099

1.05

.039

.40

Gender

− .164

− 1.80

− .142

− 1.58

Whether living with others

.084

.877

.066

.71

General attachment

  

.003

.015

Interpersonal substitution

  

− .325

− 2.16*

Pet status

  

.148

.86

F

 

1.69

 

1.98

\({R}^{2}\)

 

.041

 

.095

\(\Delta {R}^{2}\)

 

.041

 

.053

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01