In the published article, there was an error in Table 4 as published. Several statistically significant differences were missing, and one inequality sign was incorrect. The corrected Table 4 based on the original main text and statistical results, and its caption appears below.
Table 4
| Attachment items | ANOVA | Multiple comparisons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F value | p | 1 vs. 3 | 2 vs. 4 | 1 vs. 2 | 1 vs. 4 | 2 vs. 3 | 3 vs. 4 | |
| I feel relaxed when I'm with my pet | 7.68 | 0.053 | ||||||
| My pet makes me feel happy | 13.38 | 0.004 | 2 > 4* | 2 > 3* | ||||
| I don't want to take care of my pet as much as possible | 23.69 | < 0.001 | 1 < 2* | 2 > 3** | ||||
| Having a pet is a waste of money | 21.57 | < 0.001 | 1 < 2** | 2 > 3** | ||||
| I often talk to my pet | 31.13 | < 0.001 | 2 < 4** | 1 > 2** | 2 < 3** | |||
| I sleep with my pet | 29.88 | < 0.001 | 2 < 4** | 1 > 2** | 2 < 3** | |||
| I always talk about important things or open my heart to my pet | 10.03 | 0.018 | 1 > 3 ** | |||||
| I feel closer to my pet than to any of my family members | 16.77 | < 0.001 | 2 > 4** | 1 > 4* | 2 > 3* | |||
| Even when I'm out, I always worry about my pet and hurry home | 19.07 | < 0.001 | 2 > 4** | 2 > 3** | ||||
| I like to dress up my pet | 8.38 | 0.039 | 1 > 4* | |||||
| I always have a picture of my pet with me | 13.86 | 0.003 | 2 > 4* | 2 > 3** | ||||
| Sometimes I feel like my pet is my best friend | 3.33 | 0.344 | ||||||
Comparison among the four groups of CEI and wellbeing for each attachment item.
Multiple comparison results show comparisons between (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001). Bold text indicates comparisons between Groups 1 and 3, which were the focus of this study in particular.
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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Summary
Keywords
mental health, cultural estrangement, adolescent, companion animals, attachment
Citation
Koyasu H, Ogasawara S, Kikusui T, Murai T, Nishida A and Nagasawa M (2025) Corrigendum: Study on adolescents' attitudes and attachment toward companion animals: mitigating the negative effects of cultural estrangement on wellbeing. Front. Psychol. 16:1629552. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1629552
Received
23 May 2025
Accepted
28 May 2025
Published
09 June 2025
Volume
16 - 2025
Edited and reviewed by
Yibo Wu, Peking University, China
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