Personality in Domestic Cats
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina M Lee (University of Central Missouri), Joseph J Ryan (0000-0001-5680-3548, University of Central Missouri, corresponding author), David S Kreiner (0000-0003-3242-8274, University of Central Missouri) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-29 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.100.1.27-29 |
| PMID | 17450998 |
| OpenAlex | W2137420209 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
Personality ratings of 196 cats were made by their owners using a 5-point Likert scale anchored by 1: not at all and 5: a great deal with 12 items: timid, friendly, curious, sociable, obedient, clever, protective, active, independent, aggressive, bad-tempered, and emotional. A principal components analysis with varimax rotation identified three intepretable components. Component I had high loadings by active, clever, curious, and sociable. Component II had high loadings by emotional, friendly, and protective, Component III by aggressive and bad-tempered, and Component IV by timid. Sex was not associated with any component, but age showed a weak negative correlation with Component I. Older animals were rated less social and curious than younger animals
Aggression · Big Five personality traits · Component (thermodynamics · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Likert scale · Personality · Psychometrics · Varimax rotation · Clinical Psychology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |