Comparison of personality traits, quality of life, and attitude towards life in pet clients with veterinary clinics in Gorgan

Personality is one of the effective factors in creating individual differences and a set of personal traits and characteristics that can be used to compare people with each other. Personality traits can affect how a person recognizes and interprets the environment and play an important role in their quality of life. It is generally believed that different personality traits of individuals affect the degree of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of people with life and its quality. The aim of this study was to com- pare personality traits, quality of life and attitude toward life in patients with and without a pet to veterinary clinics in Gorgan. The method of the present study was descriptive-causal comparative. The statistical population is clients with and without pets in veterinary clinics of Gorgan city. Sam- pling method is available and 60 people were selected as a sample. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that among the com- ponents of personality traits, honesty and humility, emotionality, agreement, conscientiousness, openness to new experiences and among the components of quality of life, physical role, physical pain, emotional role, general health and among the components of life attitude, the component of framework and complementarity there is a significant difference between the two groups. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between per- sonality traits, quality of life and attitude towards life in clients with and without a pet.