Validation of a temperament test for domestic cats
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2608556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janice M Siegford (0000-0002-1000-3147, Michigan State University), Sally O Walshaw (University of Prince Edward Island), Petra Brunner (0000-0002-7830-9214, Sltana Pharma KG, Konstanz, Germany), Adroaldo Jose Zanella (0000-0002-5505-1679) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 332-351 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthrozoös (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-7936 • E-ISSN: 1753-0377 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2752/089279303786991982 |
| OpenAlex | W2166424442 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
Cats are popular companion animals, particularly in Europe and North America, and appear in correspondingly large numbers in animal shelters. Temperament tests are not widely used to assess cats before adoption from shelters. However, cats exhibit a wide range of temperaments as do the families adopting them and ensuring compatibility between the two could increase the rate of successful placement. Scores on a feline temperament profile (FTP), which measures a cat's responses to standardized interactions with an unfamiliar person, were compared between cats and over time and related to responses of cats to familiar and unfamiliar persons and to basal salivary cortisol levels. Cats showed significant differences in FTP scores (p 0.05), though there were significant differences in cortisol levels between cats (p=0.04). The data indicate that the FTP was relatively stable over time for adult cats, and test scores correlated well with ethological observations of cats' interactions with humans. The FTP could provide an accurate, consistent assessment of cat temperament, leading to more successful placement of cats.Keywords: assessmentfelineopen-field testpersonalitysalivary cortisol
Animal welfare · Audiology · Basal (medicine · Biology · CATS · Developmental psychology · HUBzero · Personality · Pet therapy · Temperament · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Ecology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |