Quality of life and adolescents’ communication with their significant others (mother, father, and best friend): The mediating effect of attachment to pets

Ferran Marsa-Sambola; Joanne Williams; Janine Muldoon; Alistair Lawrence; Melanie Connor; Candace Currie

doi:10.1080/14616734.2017.1293702

Quality of life and adolescents’ communication with their significant others (mother, father, and best friend): The mediating effect of attachment to pets

Ferran Marsa-Sambola^*, Joanne Williams, Janine Muldoon, Alistair Lawrence, Melanie Connor, Candace Currie

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The relationship between adolescents’ communication with their significant others (mother, father, and best friend) and quality of life (KIDSCREEN) was investigated in 2262 Scottish adolescent pet owners. The variable attachment to pets was also tested and assessed as a mediator of this relationship. A positive relationship between adolescents’ communication with their significant other (mother, father, and best friend) and quality of life decreased when controlling for attachment to dogs. In cat owners, a positive relationship between communication with a best friend and quality of life decreased when controlling for attachment to cats. In cat and dog owners, attachment to these pets predicted higher levels of quality of life. Higher attachment to dogs and cats was explained by good best friend (IV) and attachment to pets (DV) and best friends. Mediation effects of attachment to dogs and cats might be explained in terms of the caring activities associated with these types of pets.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-297
Number of pages	20
Journal	Attachment and Human Development
Volume	19
Issue number	3
Early online date	20 Feb 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2017.1293702
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 20 Feb 2017

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Attachment to pets
quality of life
communication
parents
best friend
adolescence
ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY
CHILDRENS ATTITUDES
HUMAN HEALTH
CAT OWNERS
DOGS
PERSPECTIVE
BENEFITS
PEOPLE
DEPRESSION
COMMUNITY

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Marsa-Sambola, F., Williams, J., Muldoon, J., Lawrence, A., Connor, M., & Currie, C. (2017). Quality of life and adolescents’ communication with their significant others (mother, father, and best friend): The mediating effect of attachment to pets. Attachment and Human Development, 19(3), 278-297. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2017.1293702

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