The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners
In this research, 200 pet owners and non-pet owners were studied to ascertain the effects of owning a pet on the self-esteem and self-efficacy of the pet owners. All the respondents completed self-reported questionnaires. While the results showed no significant differences, it was noted that there w...
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| author | Cheong, Sau Kuan * Teoh, Hsien-Jin * Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * |
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| description | In this research, 200 pet owners and non-pet owners were studied to ascertain the effects of owning a pet on the self-esteem and self-efficacy of the pet owners. All the respondents completed self-reported questionnaires. While the results showed no significant differences, it was noted that there was a tendency for people with pets to generally have slightly higher self-esteem and self-efficacy as compared to people without pets. The study also showed that higher self-esteem contributed towards predicting higher self-efficacy. |
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| spelling | sunway-122023-07-26T13:59:08Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/12/ The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners Cheong, Sau Kuan * Teoh, Hsien-Jin * Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * BF Psychology RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry In this research, 200 pet owners and non-pet owners were studied to ascertain the effects of owning a pet on the self-esteem and self-efficacy of the pet owners. All the respondents completed self-reported questionnaires. While the results showed no significant differences, it was noted that there was a tendency for people with pets to generally have slightly higher self-esteem and self-efficacy as compared to people without pets. The study also showed that higher self-esteem contributed towards predicting higher self-efficacy. Sunway University College 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/12/1/cheong85.pdf Cheong, Sau Kuan * and Teoh, Hsien-Jin * and Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * (2005) The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners. Sunway Academic Journal, 2. pp. 85-91. |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Cheong, Sau Kuan * Teoh, Hsien-Jin * Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners |
| title | The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners |
| title_full | The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners |
| title_fullStr | The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners |
| title_short | The effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of Malaysian per owners |
| title_sort | effects of owning a pet on self-esteem and self-efficacy of malaysian per owners |
| topic | BF Psychology RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/12/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/12/1/cheong85.pdf |