Empathy And Well-Being In Young Adults With And Without Dogs At Home

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Registration Number: CTRI/2023/04/051944

Lead Sponsor: Josephita Sini Jose

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

People with dogs:

1) Those who are currently living with at least 1 dog for a minimum of 3 years

2) Residing in tier-1 metropolitan cities in India; Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune

People without dogs:

1) Individuals who have never raised a dog at home

2) Residing in tier-1 metropolitan cities in India; Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune

Exclusion Criteria

People with dogs:

1) People with any other type of animals as pets (cats, fish, birds)

2) People who have dogs but are not currently raising them/are physically separated from them

3) Those who have had dogs in the past and currently donâ??t

4) Those who have had a dog for less than 3 years

5) Clinical population (those with diagnosed mental health illnesses) are excluded in order to restrict the role of existing mental conditions on the results of the study; individuals who will be screened for high psychological distress

People without dogs:

1) People with any other type of animals as pets (cats, fish, birds)

2) People who have dogs but are not currently raising them/are physically separated from them

3) Those who have had dogs in the past and currently donâ??t

4) Clinical population (those with diagnosed mental health illnesses) are excluded in order to restrict the role of existing mental conditions on the results of the study; individuals who will be screened for high psychological distress

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences in levels of empathy and psychological <br/ ><br>well-being in adults with and without dogsTimepoint: Post 1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference in empathy levels in people with dogs and people without dogs. <br/ ><br>Difference in psychological well-being levels in people with dogs and people without dogs. <br/ ><br>Influence of raising a dog at home on empathy based on the time spent with the dog. <br/ ><br>Influence of raising a dog at home on psychological well-being based on the time spent with the dog. <br/ ><br>Influence of raising a dog at home on empathy based on the number of years they have had the dog. <br/ ><br>Influence of raising a dog at home on psychological well-being based on the number of years they have had the dog. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Post 1 month