Reevy Gretchen M, Delgado Mikel M
a Department of Psychology , California State University, East Bay.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2015;18(3):239-58. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2014.988333. Epub 2014 Dec 17.
Few studies have examined how personality traits may be related to the amounts and types of attachments humans have toward companion animals (pets). In this study, 1,098 companion animal guardians (owners) completed a survey that included the Big Five Inventory, the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale, and the Pet Attachment Questionnaire. Each participant chose whether he or she identified as a Cat Person, Dog Person, Both, or Neither. Results indicated that neuroticism, conscientiousness, choosing a dog as a favorite pet, and identifying as a Cat Person, Dog Person, or Both predicted affection for a pet. Conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness decreased avoidant attachment to pets, and neuroticism increased anxious attachment to pets. Both dogs and cats could benefit from pet owners who are conscientious, and there may be some benefits of neuroticism in pet owners. The findings of this study will advance understanding of the human-animal bond. As this understanding increases, measurements of human attachment and personality may be useful for the development of tools that could assist shelter employees and veterinarians in counseling people about pet ownership.
很少有研究探讨人格特质如何与人类对伴侣动物（宠物）的依恋数量和类型相关。在这项研究中，1098名伴侣动物监护人（主人）完成了一项调查，其中包括大五人格量表、列克星敦宠物依恋量表和宠物依恋问卷。每位参与者选择自己是认定为爱猫人士、爱狗人士、两者皆是还是两者皆非。结果表明，神经质、尽责性、选择狗作为最喜欢的宠物以及认定为爱猫人士、爱狗人士或两者皆是，都能预测对宠物的喜爱之情。尽责性、外向性和开放性会减少对宠物的回避型依恋，而神经质则会增加对宠物的焦虑型依恋。狗和猫都可能从尽责的宠物主人那里受益，而且宠物主人有点神经质可能也有一些好处。这项研究的结果将增进对人宠关系的理解。随着这种理解的加深，人类依恋和人格的测量可能有助于开发工具，协助收容所工作人员和兽医为人们提供有关养宠物的咨询服务。
