Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales

Lago, Dan; Kafer, Rudy; Delaney, Mary; Connell, Christian M.

doi:10.2752/089279388787058308

Cited by 66 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…That is, attitude fully mediated the effect of attachment when examining tourism activities undertaken by owners and their dogs. This research reconfirms attachment as a significant predictor with regard to human-pet relationships, as anthrozoologists have suggested (Lago et al, 1988;Staats et al, 1996;Templer et al, 1981). However, the findings from H7 and H8 also provide new insights into existing theory.…”

Section: Modeling Comparisonssupporting

confidence: 80%

“…According to Ajzen (1991), subjective norms are the "perceived social pressure to perform or not to perform certain behavior" (p. 188). Previous studies (Ajzen & Driver, 1992;Delaney, & Connell, 1988;Staats, Miller, Carnot, Rada, & Turners, 1996;Templer, Salter, Sarah, Baldwin, & Veleber, 1981). According to the study by Johnson et al (1992), attachment is the "degree of affection that may exist between individuals and their companion animals" (p. 161).…”

Section: H2mentioning

confidence: 89%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Including Pets When Undertaking Tourism Activities: Incorporating Pet Attachment into the TPB Model

Peng¹,

Chen²,

Hung³

2014

Tourism Analysis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As modern individuals place increasing value on tourism and have an increasing attachment to their pets, it is important for scholars, practitioners, and other relevant parties to determine whether pet owners will plan to have their pets accompany them when travelling for tourism purposes. Based on an analysis of 458 dog owners, this study's results provide support for the application of the TPB model in the context of this subject. The findings of this study on the influence of pet attachment on owners' attitudes and intentions shed new light on the existing literature and contribute to tourism literature and practices.

show abstract

Section: Modeling Comparisonssupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: H2mentioning

confidence: 89%

Including Pets When Undertaking Tourism Activities: Incorporating Pet Attachment into the TPB Model

Peng¹,

Chen²,

Hung³

2014

Tourism Analysis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The second was the 8-item Companion Animal Bonding Scale (CAB; Poresky, Hendrix, Mosier, & Samuelson, 1987), which asked participants to rate, on a scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always), the frequency with which they performed activities such as traveling with their pet, holding their pet, letting their pet sleep near them, and cleaning up after their pet, as well as how often they felt they had a close relationship with their pet and felt that their pet was responsive to them. The final pet attachment questionnaire was the 7-item Equal Family Member Status (EFMS) subscale of the Pet Relationship Scale (Lago, Kafer, Delaney, & Connell, 1988), which included items such as "In many ways my pet is the best friend I have" and "My pet is an equal in this family." Participants' rated the items on a scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).…”

Section: Procedurementioning

confidence: 99%

Reigning Cats and Dogs: A Pet-Enhancement Bias and Its Link to Pet Attachment, Pet-Self Similarity, Self-Enhancement, and Well-Being

El-Alayli¹,

Lystad²,

Webb³

et al. 2006

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The PRS is a 22-item rating scale with a Likert-type format that consists of three subscales measuring affectionate companionship, equal familymember status, and mutual physical activity (Lago, Kafer, Delaney, & Connell, 1988). This instrument takes approximately 7 minutes to administer and has had a reported reliability coefficient of 0.91 (Kafer, Lago, Wamboldt, & Harrington, 1992).…”

Section: Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Older Latinos, Pets, and Health

Johnson

Meadows

2002

West J Nurs Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The majority of thefindings regarding pet ownership, interaction, and the human-animal bond have involved only Caucasians or have included other ethnic group members only incidentally. The extent to which older adultsfrom other ethnic groups may benefitfrom pet ownership and interaction is unclear. If the benefits of human-animal interaction are to be used effectively in promoting health and preventing illness, it is necessary to identify the "boundaries" of effectiveness for this interaction across various populations. The present study is an initial effort at describing one ethnic minority group, Latino pet owners, the extent of their relationships with their pet, and the extent to which these relationships may be beneficial in facilitating health. Twenty-four Latinos over age 50 were studied and are described in terms of their demographic characteristics, relationships with their pets, health, and exercise practices. The findings suggest that the participants were very devoted to their pets, had been involved with pets since childhood, and viewed themselves as healthy.

show abstract

Assessment of Favorable Attitudes Toward Pets: Development and Preliminary Validation of Self-Report Pet Relationship Scales

Cited by 66 publications

References 6 publications

Including Pets When Undertaking Tourism Activities: Incorporating Pet Attachment into the TPB Model

Including Pets When Undertaking Tourism Activities: Incorporating Pet Attachment into the TPB Model

Reigning Cats and Dogs: A Pet-Enhancement Bias and Its Link to Pet Attachment, Pet-Self Similarity, Self-Enhancement, and Well-Being

Older Latinos, Pets, and Health

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About