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Differences in boys’ and girls’ attachment to pets in early-mid adolescence

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dc.contributor.authorMuldoon, Janine C.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Joanne M.
dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Candace
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-25T00:34:51Z
dc.date.available2020-01-25T00:34:51Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.identifier256922503
dc.identifierbc38a3ff-2ace-4c2d-8c2b-8a343ab17b1e
dc.identifier85060463874
dc.identifier000470953900005
dc.identifier.citationMuldoon , J C , Williams , J M & Currie , C 2019 , ' Differences in boys’ and girls’ attachment to pets in early-mid adolescence ' , Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology , vol. 62 , pp. 50-58 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.002en
dc.identifier.issn0193-3973
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/19350
dc.descriptionThis work was supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [grant numbers AW1404 and AW1407].en
dc.description.abstractThe precise nature of attachment to pets and differences between girls' and boys' relationships at age 11, 13 and 15 years are investigated in this paper. Data from the 2010 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in Scotland were used to examine various qualities of adolescents' attachments to their pet dogs, cats and small mammals. Survey participants (N = 2472) answered pet ownership questions and completed the ‘Short Attachment to Pets Scale’ (SAPS). Multivariate analysis revealed main effects of age, sex and pet type, but no interaction effects. There is a pattern of weakening attachment to pets with increasing age, with emotional support qualities of attachment receiving higher ratings from girls, and stronger attachments evident with dogs. These findings enhance understanding of the role played by pets in the broader relational context of adolescents' lives, and help to identify how we might intervene to support adolescents experiencing socio-emotional difficulties or life disruptions.
dc.format.extent344867
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Developmental Psychologyen
dc.subjectAdolescenceen
dc.subjectAgeen
dc.subjectAnimalsen
dc.subjectAttachmenten
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectPetsen
dc.subjectBF Psychologyen
dc.subjectRJ101 Child Health. Child health servicesen
dc.subject3rd-DASen
dc.subject.lccBFen
dc.subject.lccRJ101en
dc.titleDifferences in boys’ and girls’ attachment to pets in early-mid adolescenceen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorDept for Environment Food and Rural Affen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Child and Adolescent Health Research Uniten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Divisionen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre for International Child & Adolescent Health Policyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.002
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2020-01-25
dc.identifier.urlhttps://authors.elsevier.com/c/1YSiyh~JIPVsken
dc.identifier.grantnumberAW1407en


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