1. Friends with Benefits: The Positive Consequences of Pet-Friendly Practices for Workers' Well-Being
- Author
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Ana Junça Silva
- Subjects
pets at work ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde [Domínio/Área Científica] ,Friends ,Pets ,Psychological well-being ,Pet-friendly practices ,Subjective well-being ,subjective well-being ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,pet-friendly practices ,organizational identification ,psychological well-being ,Medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente [Domínio/Área Científica] ,Ciências Naturais::Ciências Biológicas [Domínio/Área Científica] ,Organizational identification ,Pets at work - Abstract
Although there is evidence that pets may help individuals who are facing significant daily stressors, little is known about the benefits of pet-friendly practices for their owners’ well-being. Based on the social exchange theory and on the Rusbult investment model, we argue that organizational pet-friendly practices will be viewed as a source of support from an organization that increases workers’ organizational identification, which in turn will lead to higher levels of psychological well-being and life satisfaction. For this study, 208 working adults answered an online questionnaire. Results from the study showed that the more pet-friendly practices the higher the workers’ organizational identification, which led to higher indices of psychological well-being and life satisfaction. This study contributes to a better understanding of the human–animal interaction and how pets can function as a resource for individuals’ well-being at work. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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- 2021