MLA 8 Ahuja, Samreen Kaur. "IMPACT OF OWNING A PET DOG ON STRESS LEVELS AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN DELHI." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 11, Nov. 2021, pp. 4461-4468, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i11.014. Accessed Nov. 2021.
APA 6 Ahuja, S. (2021, November). IMPACT OF OWNING A PET DOG ON STRESS LEVELS AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN DELHI. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(11), 4461-4468. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i11.014
Chicago Ahuja, Samreen Kaur. "IMPACT OF OWNING A PET DOG ON STRESS LEVELS AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN DELHI." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 11 (November 2021), 4461-4468. Accessed November, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i11.014.
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Abstract: Many kinds of research in the past have been conducted to analyse the relationship between dog
ownership and stress and anxiety. While some studies have found that dog ownership has a
positive impact on reducing stress levels, some have found no such relationship. This research
examined the relationship between dog ownership and stress levels. The stress levels of 120
adults all aged above 20 years were measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) shared
offline and online. Participants included 60 dog owners and 60 non-dog owners all residing in
Delhi, with similar socio-economic backgrounds and equal gender ratio. A paired sample t-test
conducted using SPSS software version 26.0 indicated that the dog owners had significantly less
stress levels as compared to non-dog owners (p=0.001). This was in conformity with many
similar studies reported in the literature and the hypotheses. However, more research is needed to
understand and explore the qualitative, age specific and other aspects related to stress.
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