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Psychological correlates of attitudes toward pet relinquishment and of actual pet relinquishment : the role of pragmatism and obligation
Jacobetty, Rita (Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)
Fatjó i Ríos, Jaume (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Bowen, Jonathan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
L. Rodrigues, David (Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)
Lopes, Diniz (Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)

Data: 2020
Resum: Understanding pet relinquishment is essential to inform interventions and assess their impact. In a cross-sectional study, we explored how attitudes of lack of obligation and pragmatism toward pet relinquishment correlated with, and differed according to, sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, education, political orientation, religion, income, and household), previous animal experience, and owner perceptions of animals (perceiving pet as a burden, motives for pet relinquishment, regret having a pet, and general trust in pets). We adapted and developed three scales to measure attitudes toward pet relinquishment (ATPR), motives for pet relinquishment (MPR), and general trust in pets (GTP), revealing good psychometric qualities. Hierarchical linear regressions showed that attitudes of lack of obligation toward pet relinquishment were stronger in older people, those perceiving their pet as a burden, and those with lower general trust in pets. Attitudes of pragmatism toward pet relinquishment were stronger in men, those who were main pet caretakers,those perceiving their pet as a burden, those with higher motives for pet relinquishment, and those with lower general trust in pets. Furthermore, results showed that past pet relinquishment behavior was predicted by attitudes of pragmatism, but not attitudes of lack of obligation.
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Llengua: Anglès
Document: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria: Abandonment ; Attitudes ; Human-animal relationships ; Animal welfare ; Relinquishment ; Psychometric measures ; Acale development
Publicat a: Animals, Vol. 10 (2020) , p. 1-17, ISSN 2076-2615

DOI: 10.3390/ani10010063
PMID: 31905793


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