Table 3 Between-person correlations of dog owners’ average scores over the four-week period (n = 709).
Dog-related factor | Depression (PHQ-9) | Anxiety (GAD-7) | Loneliness (UCLA) | Eudaimonic well-being | Hedonic well-being | Suicidal ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical health of dog | − 0.16** | − 0.12* | − 0.01 | 0.12** | 0.14** | 0.02 |
Running/jogging with dog | − 0.06 | 0.04 | − 0.06 | 0.08* | 0.07* | 0.07 |
Walking dog | − 0.14** | − 0.12** | − 0.08 | 0.15** | 0.14** | − 0.04 |
Fail to do something for dog | 0.39*** | 0.34*** | 0.21*** | − 0.30*** | − 0.31*** | 0.16*** |
Dog greeting at the door | − 0.09 | − 0.07 | − 0.11* | 0.15** | 0.14** | − 0.02 |
Dog presence | 0.11* | 0.04 | 0.02 | − 0.05 | − 0.04 | 0.17*** |
Friendly conversation with others due to dog presence | − 0.17*** | − 0.15*** | − 0.12** | 0.27*** | 0.27*** | − 0.01 |
Problematic interaction with others while out with dog | 0.13* | 0.15* | 0.14* | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
Dog to human touching | 0.11* | 0.13** | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.10** |
Human to dog touching | 0.08 | 0.11* | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.10* |
Aggressive dog behaviour | 0.23*** | 0.19*** | 0.19*** | − 0.08 | − 0.16*** | 0.11* |
Fearful dog behaviour | 0.18*** | 0.20*** | 0.09 | − 0.02 | − 0.07 | 0.09* |
Distinct barking episodes | 0.09* | 0.08 | 0.04 | − 0.04 | − 0.03 | 0.11** |
Destroy/chew/steal | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
Lack of control over dog | 0.12* | 0.11* | 0.11* | − 0.06 | − 0.05 | 0.13*** |
House soiling | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | − 0.03 | − 0.02 | − 0.02 |
Training dog | 0.09* | 0.11* | − 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.09* |
