The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis
Human stress levels escalated amid the COVID-19 epidemic as a result of restrictions on social interactions and movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of awareness about the disease’s characteristics, numerous cases of violations of animal welfare occurred. The study is focused on the macro-level an...
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| author | Ilias, Nazhan Saidin, Fathrurahiman Ahmad, Nur Indah Waheed, Moniza Wan Mohd Noor, Murni Ajat, Mokrish |
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| description | Human stress levels escalated amid the COVID-19 epidemic as a result of restrictions on social interactions and movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of awareness about the disease’s characteristics, numerous cases of violations of animal welfare occurred. The study is focused on the macro-level analysis regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions in Malaysia and Indonesia. A total of 1,829 tweets related to human-pet interactions during COVID-19 were retrieved from Twitter between March 17th and September 17th, 2020. Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) was utilized to analyze the tweets with human moderation. The analysis revealed a large number of neutral and positive sentiments in the initial stage of the study. Later, positive public sentiment (50%, n = 27/54) rose in Malaysia significantly as the Twitter users were demanding justice for the abused animals. Meanwhile, the sentiments in Indonesia were predominantly both neutral (42%, n = 52/123) and positive (34%, n = 42/123), with the sentiment shifting after an incidence of animal cruelty went viral. Following a study in the United Kingdom reporting positive COVID-19 cases in cats, an upward trend in negative public reaction was observed in Malaysia (35%, n = 7/20) and Indonesia (48.8%, n = 40/82). In conclusion, the public sentiment regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions affects individuals due to the associated health risks. |
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| spelling | upm-1166272025-04-14T04:17:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116627/ The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis Ilias, Nazhan Saidin, Fathrurahiman Ahmad, Nur Indah Waheed, Moniza Wan Mohd Noor, Murni Ajat, Mokrish Human stress levels escalated amid the COVID-19 epidemic as a result of restrictions on social interactions and movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of awareness about the disease’s characteristics, numerous cases of violations of animal welfare occurred. The study is focused on the macro-level analysis regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions in Malaysia and Indonesia. A total of 1,829 tweets related to human-pet interactions during COVID-19 were retrieved from Twitter between March 17th and September 17th, 2020. Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) was utilized to analyze the tweets with human moderation. The analysis revealed a large number of neutral and positive sentiments in the initial stage of the study. Later, positive public sentiment (50%, n = 27/54) rose in Malaysia significantly as the Twitter users were demanding justice for the abused animals. Meanwhile, the sentiments in Indonesia were predominantly both neutral (42%, n = 52/123) and positive (34%, n = 42/123), with the sentiment shifting after an incidence of animal cruelty went viral. Following a study in the United Kingdom reporting positive COVID-19 cases in cats, an upward trend in negative public reaction was observed in Malaysia (35%, n = 7/20) and Indonesia (48.8%, n = 40/82). In conclusion, the public sentiment regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions affects individuals due to the associated health risks. Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad 2024-12-30 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116627/1/116627.pdf Ilias, Nazhan and Saidin, Fathrurahiman and Ahmad, Nur Indah and Waheed, Moniza and Wan Mohd Noor, Murni and Ajat, Mokrish (2024) The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis. Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 17 (2). pp. 127-146. ISSN 1820-9955; eISSN: 2683-4138 https://niv.ns.ac.rs/e-avm/index.php/e-avm/article/view/384 10.46784/e-avm.v17i2.384 |
| spellingShingle | Ilias, Nazhan Saidin, Fathrurahiman Ahmad, Nur Indah Waheed, Moniza Wan Mohd Noor, Murni Ajat, Mokrish The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| title | The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| title_full | The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| title_fullStr | The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| title_short | The impact of COVID-19 on human pet-relationships in Malaysia and Indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| title_sort | impact of covid-19 on human pet-relationships in malaysia and indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
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