Convivencia con animales de compañía en la cultura contemporánea, beneficios percibidos por los custodios como resultado de la convivencia con los animales de compañía, durante el confinamiento por el Covid 19 (2020)

Abstract

The present research work aims to explore what are the perceived benefits to fathers and mothers between 25 and 49 years with children between 5 and 12 years of age who guard a dog or a cat and live in the city of Guayaquil, in relation to living with pets during confinement by the COVID-19 in Guayaquil - Ecuador during the year 2020. The focus of the research project was quantitative, with 1054 online likert scale surveys applied through August and September of this year. Among the main findings highlight the identification of social, physical and emotional benefits by respondents as a result of their coexistence with their pets, among them the contribution of safety, company, happiness, physical activity, emotional stability; in addition, the interrelation between these benefits was evident; that is, the influence of emotional benefit on social and, social benefit on physical, denoting the positive impact that a pet animal can bring to its keeper.