Pet personality: A review |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes, 1721, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil;2. Psychiatry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - IPUB-UFRJ, Av. Venceslau Braz, 71, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, 22290-140, Brazil;1. IFM Biology, AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology group, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden;2. Department of Military Studies, Military-Technology Division, Swedish National Defence College, 115 93 Stockholm, Sweden;3. Swedish Armed Forces Dog Instruction Centre, 19524 Märsta, Sweden;1. School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom;2. Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;3. Centre for Behavior and Evolution, Henry Wellcome Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom;1. Center for Animals and Public Policy, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts;2. The National Canine Research Council, Amenia, New York |
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| Abstract: | An increasing amount of research is being conducted on pet personality, with a variety of goals, from standardization of methodology to development. Most of this work is done on dogs (n = 95), but there is some on cats (n = 24) as well. Very little is done on rabbits or other pets, such as ferrets, or amphibians or reptiles. The work that is being done has improved, with many more researchers reporting reliability and validity for their measures. For dogs, 56.82% of studies reported reliability measures (as compared with 19% in a previous analysis), and 70.45% reported validity measures (as compared with 27% in a previous analysis). However, there is still much work to be done on the standardization of methods both within and across species. This type of research is important as it has the potential to affect the welfare and other health and life outcomes of these animals, as well as elucidating evolutionary relationships that may offer clues to domestication. |
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| Keywords: | Pets Cats Dogs Personality Methodology |
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