La presencia de mascotas en el entorno familiar y el bienestar psicológico en adultos muy mayores

Abstract

Abstract: The research work seeks to determine the association between psychological well-being and the relationship with the pet in very old adults. For this, a study was carried out cross-sectional and correlational type, using an Adhoc survey, the Monash relationship scale of the owner with the pet, the Ryff Well-being scale. There was a sample of 21 participants. The results were obtained through descriptive statistics and correlation of Spearman. It was found that pet-owner interaction in very old adults is less than expected, contrary to perceived emotional closeness and benefit versus cost they perceive of the relationship with their pets, data that was achieved based on the Monash on the pet owner interaction and perceived cost scale, also all well-being components are about the expected midpoint. However, there is no significant relationships between the relationship factors evaluated and the components of psychological well-being. These suggest that it is necessary to continue exploring in samples larger samples of very old adults to corroborate these findings.