Table 1.
Descriptive data of sample a.
| Variable | Range | M b | SD c | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 19–71 | 44.2 | 12.8 | - | - |
| Gender | - | - | - | - | - |
| Female | - | - | - | 110 | 69.2 |
| Male | - | - | - | 49 | 30.8 |
| Owners of dogs | - | - | - | 95 | 59.7 |
| Number of dogs | 1–3 | - | - | 107 | - |
| Owners of cats | - | - | - | 86 | 52.2 |
| Number of cats | 1–5 | - | - | 138 | - |
| Civil status | - | - | - | - | - |
| Single | - | - | - | 20 | 12.6 |
| Relation, not living together | - | - | 15 | 9.4 | |
| Married/living with significant other | - | - | 115 | 72.3 | |
| Divorced | - | - | - | 8 | 5.0 |
| Widowed | - | - | - | 1 | 0.6 |
| Education | - | - | - | - | - |
| Primary education | - | - | - | 1 | 0.6 |
| Lower vocational education | - | - | - | 2 | 1.9 |
| Intermediate secondary education | - | - | - | 11 | 6.9 |
| Higher secondary education | - | - | - | 12 | 7.5 |
| Pre-university education | - | - | - | 8 | 5.0 |
| Intermediate vocational education | - | - | - | 34 | 21.4 |
| Higher vocational education | - | - | - | 62 | 39.0 |
| University | - | - | - | 29 | 18.2 |
| Measures | - | - | - | - | - |
| Activity Stress d | 1.06–4.48 | 2.48 | 0.69 | - | - |
| Event Stress d | 0.00–1.12 | 0.20 | 0.21 | - | - |
| Positive Affect d | 2.01–6.79 | 4.87 | 0.86 | - | - |
| Negative Affect d | 1.00–4.25 | 1.48 | 0.57 | - | - |
| Companion Animal Present | - | - | - | 2.920 | 59.9 |
| Companion Animal Not Present | - | - | - | 1.952 | 40.1 |
| Pet Interaction d | 1.00–6.00 | 1.48 | 1.10 | - | - |
a N = 158, b M = mean, c SD = standard deviation, d within subject calculations.