Table 1.
Participant demographics.
Table 2.
Participant mental health symptom severity and pet attachment scores (DVs) based on dog or cat ownership (IV).
Table 3.
Parallel mediation analysis examining a) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via dogs mental status (M); and b) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on depression symptom severity (Y), via dogs mental status (M); and c) indirect effects of avoidant owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via dogs mental status (M).
Fig 1.
a) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via dogs mental status (M).
(abcs = .026, large effect); b) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on depression symptom severity (Y), via dogs mental status (M). (abcs = .028, large effect); c) indirect effects of avoidant owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via dogs mental status (M). (abcs = .055, large effect). * = significant pathway.
Table 4.
Mediation analysis examining a) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via dog fear and anxiety (M), and b) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on depression symptom severity (Y), via dog fear and anxiety (M), and c) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on depression symptom severity (Y), via dog training difficulty (M).
Fig 2.
a) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via dogs fear and anxiety (M).
(abcs = .020, medium effect); b) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on depression symptom severity (Y), via dogs fear and anxiety (M). (abcs = .021, medium effect). * = significant pathway.
Table 5.
Mediation analysis examining a) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via affection compatibility (M), and b) indirect effects of avoidant owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via affection compatibility (M).
Fig 3.
a) indirect effects of anxious owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via affection compatibility (M).
(abcs = −.053, large effect); b) indirect effects of avoidant owner-dog attachment (X) on anxiety symptom severity (Y), via affection compatibility (M). (abcs = −.042, large effect). * = significant pathway.