Aporte de la relación humano-perro al bienestar psicológico en un grupo de adultos colombianos
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Introducción: la relación entre humanos y perros ha evolucionado hasta convertirse en un vínculo significativo. Objetivo: Analizar la asociación entre la tenencia de perros y el bienestar psicológico. Método: se realizó un estudio transversal con 380 propietarios de perros de 14 a 70 años, utilizando la Escala Monash de Relación Humano-Animal y medidas de bienestar psicológico. Resultados: se observaron niveles moderados de relación humano-perro: interacción (M = 3,22; DE = 0,61); cercanía emocional (M = 3,81; DE = 0,62); costo (M = 3,24; DE = 0,53) y bienestar psicológico (M = 3,74; DE = 0,52), con un puntaje más alto en crecimiento personal (M = 4,25; DE = 0,71). Las mujeres y los participantes de 14-18 y 51-76 años reportaron mayor interacción y cercanía emocional (p ≤ 0,04); ingresos altos y mayor tiempo de convivencia se asociaron a un mayor costo (p = 0,01). La cercanía emocional y la interacción mostraron correlaciones positivas con la autonomía (r = 0,49) y el bienestar total (r = 0,36). El modelo logístico evidenció efectos protectores moderados sobre el bienestar y las relaciones positivas. Conclusiones: el vínculo humano-perro favorece la salud mental y el equilibrio emocional.
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