Table 5.
Results from regression analysis for attachment to pets.
| Result | Attachment as IV | Attachment as DV | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| df | F | p | R | VE % | B | R | VE % | B | |
| Attitudes | 1000 | 237 | 0.000 | 0.44 | 19.2 | 0.68 | 0.44 | 19.2 | 0.28 |
| Compassion | 1080 | 304 | 0.000 | 0.47 | 22 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Friendship behaviour | 1107 | 191 | 0.000 | 0.38 | 14.7 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 14.7 | 2.28 |
| Caring behaviour | 1107 | 131 | 0.000 | 0.33 | 10.6 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 10.6 | 1.95 |
Note: IV: independent variable; DV: dependent variable; VE: variance explained; B: Unstandardized regression coefficients; bold: indicates strength of the direction.