THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PET ATTACHMENT, COMPASSION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

Abstract

Indonesian people who keep animals increase every year this is because keeping animals is beneficial for their owners. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship and influence of pet attachment and compassion with psychological well-being in early adulthood. This research is quantitative research with a correlational design. The subjects in this study were 306 early adult cat owners in the city of Bekasi using accidental sampling. Data collection methods use interviews and psychological scales. The research instruments used were psychological well-being, the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS), and the compassion scale. Data analysis uses correlation tests and multiple regression tests. The correlation results show that there is a weak negative relationship between pet attachment and psychological well-being (r = -0.114, p <0.047), and there is a significant positive relationship between compassion and psychological well-being (r = 0.419, p <0.000). Pet attachment and compassion contributed 25.1% to psychological well-being (R2 = 0.251; F (2,0501) = 50.839; p <0.000).