DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG ADULTS WHO RAISE PETS AND PLANTS AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, people experienced many changes in their daily lives. These changes trigger stress and lead to depression in the community, especially among young adults, which is the main axis that leads to low subjective well-being. Various studies have shown that raising pets (dogs and cats) and plants (gardening) can improve an individual's subjective well-being. The study used a qualitative descriptive method with 10 subjects divided into three groups, namely the group of pets, the group of plants (gardening), and the group of pets and plants (gardening). All subjects in the three groups showed high subjective well-being through raising pets and plants (gardening) during the Covid-19 pandemic. All subjects show positive emotions and enjoyed raising pets and plants (gardening). In addition, most of the subjects also felt satisfied with their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic with the presence of pets and plants (gardening). All subjects felt the presence of pets as entertainers to provide motivation. For the subjects, plants (gardening) play a similar role, through the beauty and growth of the plants.
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