Pet ownership

Exposure

2 papers2 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: National Institutes of Health and 1 more
  • Humans2

Outcomes

2

Happiness

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Pet ownership improves happiness in humans (p = 0.037).

    “PO moderated changes in anxiety (p = 0.011) and happiness (p = 0.037), which improved in pet owners and deteriorated in non-owners”

    Humanscommunity-dwelling older adultsM = 7.5 yearsn = 596

    Pet Ownership, Pet Attachment, and Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Health-Evidence from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)25 Nov 2025

Anxiety

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Pet ownership decreases anxiety in humans (p = 0.011).

    “PO moderated changes in anxiety (p = 0.011) and happiness (p = 0.037), which improved in pet owners and deteriorated in non-owners”

    Humanscommunity-dwelling older adultsM = 7.5 yearsn = 596

    Pet Ownership, Pet Attachment, and Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Health-Evidence from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)25 Nov 2025

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