People and Their Pets
A Relational Perspective on Interpersonal Complementarity and Attachment in Companion Animal Owners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12418698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Bauer (0009-0005-2465-4804, 1Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN), Amy M Bauer (0000-0003-1909-0213, Ball State University, corresponding author), Lucinda Woodward (2Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-189 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Animals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156853007x187117 |
| OpenAlex | W2141587024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 17 |
The current study evaluated the interpersonal circumplex as a theoretical model of companion animal personality and companion animal attachment. To this end, the study surveyed 266 companion animal guardians (owners)—89 reporting their most recent pet a cat and 177 reporting their most recent pet a dog—to assess the relationships between interpersonal complementarity and companion animal attachment. The study used MANOVA to evaluate differences in interpersonal traits for cats, dogs, and people who self-identified that cats or dogs were their ideal pets. Results indicated that cats—and people who identified cats as their ideal pet—were more hostile in their orientation than were dogs or people who preferred dogs. In hierarchical regression-analysis, the study also confirmed the positive relationship between interpersonal complementarity and companion-animal attachment
Animal welfare · Animal-assisted therapy · Biology · CATS · Companion animal · Complementarity (molecular biology · HUBzero · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Personality · Perspective (graphical · Pet therapy · Psychotherapist · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |