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Quantifying the power of pets: The ...

Geller, Krista S.

Quantifying the power of pets: The development of an assessment device to measure the attachment between humans and companion animals.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : 單行本
正題名/作者:	Quantifying the power of pets: The development of an assessment device to measure the attachment between humans and companion animals./
作者:	Geller, Krista S.
面頁冊數:	86 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-02, Section: B, page: 1191.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International66-02B.
標題:	Gerontology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3164108
ISBN:	9780496983582

Quantifying the power of pets: The development of an assessment device to measure the attachment between humans and companion animals.
Geller, Krista S.

Quantifying the power of pets: The development of an assessment device to measure the attachment between humans and companion animals. - 86 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-02, Section: B, page: 1191.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005.

This study developed and evaluated a 34-item scale designed to measure human and companion animal attachment. A total of 398 individuals, ranging in age from 18 to 87, who have a pet completed the Pet-Attachment Scale (PAS). These individuals also completed the Companion Animal Bonding Scale (CABS), which asks respondents how much caretaking they devote to their pets. The PAS and the CABS were highly correlated, r = -.68 (p < .001), with an overlapping variance of 46%. The inter-item consistency or Chronbach's Alpha of the PAS was .961, compared to a Chronbach's Alpha of .862 for the CABS.

ISBN: 9780496983582Subjects--Topical Terms:

168436
Gerontology.

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520 $a The factor analysis of the PAS revealed two factors; Companionship (12 items) and Emotional Fulfillment (7 items). Thus, the PAS can be shortened to 19 items for follow-up research. The factor analysis for the CABS revealed only one factor (i.e., caretaking), and the analysis suggested the scale could be reduced from 8 to 3 items. The strong correlations between the PAS and the CABS suggest concurrent, convergent, and construct validity for the PAS.
520 $a A stepwise regression for the PAS revealed three significant predictors: (1) responsibility, (2) favorite pet chosen, and (3) gender. Women who were responsible for their pet, and did not select a particular pet as their favorite, scored highest on attachment to their pets. A stepwise regression for the CABS revealed four predictors: (1) responsibility, (2) favorite pet chosen, (3) live with this pet, and (4) gender. These predictors for the CABS were the same as for the PAS, with the addition that those who lived with their pet gave more caretaking than those who did not.
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