Factors influencing the temporal patterns of dyadic behaviours and interactions between domestic cats and their owners

Wedl, Manuela; Bauer, Barbara; Gracey, Dorothy; Grabmayer, Christine; Spielauer, Elisabeth; Day, J. M.; Kotrschal, Kurt

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2010.09.001

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“…According to Herzog (2011), people who are more attached to their companion animals are more depressed than people who are not as close to their pets. Most research studies have shown that men and women are quite similarly attached to their domestic cats and dogs; however, Wedl et al (2011) found that women's relationships with their cats are more intense than men's relationships with cats. This may explain our result.…”

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Depression in older cat and dog owners: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)-3

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Berg

2014

Aging & Mental Health

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Depression in older cat and dog owners: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)-3

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Berg

2014

Aging & Mental Health

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“…Further research could concentrate on responses to tactile contact to pets in different set-ups and using cats with which volunteers have special relationships. In addition, Wedl et al (2011) assessed the interactions between cats and owners and found out that these interactions depended very much on features of the owners not the cat. Perhaps not surprisingly, cats have been shown to be neutral pets that comply with the owners' wishes for some or no interaction (Rieger and Turner 1999).…”

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Does cat attachment have an effect on human health? A comparison between owners and volunteers

Dinis

Martins

2016

Pet Behav Sci

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“…Turn-taking of this sort forms a basis for communication, one in which conversational interchange becomes possible (20). Recent studies of human-cat relationships have emphasized that both the cat and the human affect and contribute to the relationship and bond involved (21, 22). …”

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Compatibility of Cats With Children in the Family

Hart

Thigpen

et al. 2018

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Although studies involving pet dogs and cats, and human adults and children, have been reported, the specific interactions between cats and children have not. This study sought information from parents about the cat's role in families that have at least one child 3–12 years of age and at least one cat. Demographic data on cat source, breed, gender/neuter status, was sought as well as information on adults and children in the families and on affectionate, aggressive, fearful, and playful responses of the cats to children. A convenience sample was recruited via listservs for pet owners and parents. Using a pilot tested web survey, descriptive statistics were based on 865 respondents. Multi-variate statistical analyses were conducted on data from 665 respondents with complete responses for all items, including respondents' locations and whether cats were adopted as kittens. Multi-variate analyses included consideration of demographic data, geographic region of respondents, behavioral characteristics of the cats, and responses of the children to the cats. From descriptive statistics, cats' affection was more typical with adults than young children. Neuter status or gender was unrelated to cats' aggression or affection. Being the family's only cat was associated with heightened aggression and reduced affection. Younger cats were more likely to be affectionate. Multivariate analysis revealed three primary factors accounting for children's compatibility with the specified cat: positive interactions of the cat, aggression/fearfulness of cat, and the cat's playfulness and children's reaction to the cats. Positive child-cat relationships were more typical with two or more adults and multiple cats in the home. Old cats were the least satisfactory. A breeder or shelter was a better source than as a feral, from a newspaper ad, or another source. European respondents rated their cats' interactions with children more favorably than in U.S./Canada. This difference may reflect the European adoptions more frequently being of kittens, often purebred, assuring more early handling within the family. A noteworthy finding was that all family participants, humans, and pets alike, affect the cat-child relationship, and these results reveal that many variables can play a role in achieving a desirable relationship for a cat and child.

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Factors influencing the temporal patterns of dyadic behaviours and interactions between domestic cats and their owners

Cited by 58 publications

References 44 publications

Depression in older cat and dog owners: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)-3

Depression in older cat and dog owners: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)-3

Does cat attachment have an effect on human health? A comparison between owners and volunteers

Compatibility of Cats With Children in the Family

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