Critters in the Cube Farm: Perceived Psychological and Organizational Effects of Pets in the Workplace

This article reports the findings of an exploratory study examining the perceived functions and psychological and organizational effects of pets in the workplace. Participants were 193 employees from 31 companies allowing pets in the workplace who completed anonymous questionnaires. Results indicate...

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Published in:Journal of occupational health psychology 2001-01, Vol.6 (1), p.81-87
Main Authors: Wells, Meredith, Perrine, Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Animals, Domestic - psychology
Bonding, Human-Pet
Cats
Chi-Square Distribution
Dogs
Employee Attitudes
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Culture
Personnel
Pets
Social Facilitation
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - prevention & control
Surveys and Questionnaires
Working Conditions
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:This article reports the findings of an exploratory study examining the perceived functions and psychological and organizational effects of pets in the workplace. Participants were 193 employees from 31 companies allowing pets in the workplace who completed anonymous questionnaires. Results indicated that participants perceived pets in the workplace to reduce stress and to positively affect employee health and the organization. Participants who brought their pets to work perceived greater benefits than participants who did not bring their pets to work and participants who did not own pets.
ISSN:1076-8998
1939-1307
DOI:10.1037/1076-8998.6.1.81