Ontological security and connectivity provided by pets: a study in the self-management of the everyday lives of people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition

Table 4 Information on study participants

ID Number	Number of pets	Network Size	Position of pet
1	1–Cat	16	First Circle
2	1–birds (2 but combined in network)	6	First circle
3	1–hamster	8	Second circle
4	1–dog	7	Third circle
5	2–cats (2 but combined in network)	7	First circle
6	1–guinea pig	4	First circle
7	1–cat	15	Second circle
8	1–cats (2 but combined in network)	6	First circle
9	1–dog	8	First circle
10	1–cats (2 but combined in network)	10	First circle
11	1–dog	6	Third circle
12	1–dog	10	First circle
13	4–Dog, Parrot, Rabbit, guinea Pig	7	First circle
14	4–Dogs (2), Cats (2)	11	First circle
15	2–Budgies, goldfish	19	Second circle
16	1–Dog	16	First circle
17	1 unknown	19	Not placed on map
18	1 Dog	21	First circle
19	1 Dog	16	First circle
20	1 Cat	21	Second circle
21	10 Birds	11	First circle
22	1 Cat	22	Second circle
23	4–1 rabbit, 2 finches, 1 Hamster	12	Third circle
24	1 (not specified)	22	Not placed on map
25	1 cat	18	First circle