DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/empati.2027.55318

PERBEDAAN PET ATTACHMENT PADA PEMILIK HEWAN PELIHARAAN DITINJAU BERDASARKAN USIA

1Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Syiah Kuala,, Indonesia

2Jl. Teuku Nyak Arief, Kopelma Darussalam, Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia

Received: 21 Jan 2026; Published: 27 Oct 2026.

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Pet attachment merupakan suatu ikatan emosional antara pemilik dan hewan peliharaan. Kelekatan ini dipengaruhi oleh berbagai faktor, salah satunya adalah usia pemilik hewan peliharaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan pet attachment pada pemilik hewan peliharaan ditinjau berdasarkan usia. Studi ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode komparatif. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik accidental sampling dengan melibatkan 96 pemilik kucing yang terdiri dari 48 remaja dan 48 dewasa awal yang berdomisili di Kota Banda Aceh. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan instrumen Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS), dan dianalisis menggunakan uji Independent Sample T-test. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan signifikan pet attachment berdasarkan usia (p = 0.002; p < 0,05). Individu dewasa awal memiliki tingkat pet attachment yang lebih kuat dibandingkan remaja.

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Keywords: pet attachment; remaja; dewasa awal

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