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Differences in boys’ and girls’ attachment to pets in early-mid adolescence
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dc.contributor.author | Muldoon, Janine C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, Joanne M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Currie, Candace | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-25T00:34:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-25T00:34:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Muldoon , 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.2018.12.002 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0193-3973 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 256922503 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: bc38a3ff-2ace-4c2d-8c2b-8a343ab17b1e | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85060463874 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000470953900005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/19350 | |
dc.description | This work was supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [grant numbers AW1404 and AW1407]. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology | en |
dc.rights | © 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.002 | en |
dc.subject | Adolescence | en |
dc.subject | Age | en |
dc.subject | Animals | en |
dc.subject | Attachment | en |
dc.subject | Children | en |
dc.subject | Pets | en |
dc.subject | BF Psychology | en |
dc.subject | RJ101 Child Health. Child health services | en |
dc.subject | 3rd-DAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | BF | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RJ101 | en |
dc.title | Differences in boys’ and girls’ attachment to pets in early-mid adolescence | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Dept for Environment Food and Rural Aff | en |
dc.description.version | Postprint | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre for International Child & Adolescent Health Policy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.002 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2020-01-25 | |
dc.identifier.url | https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1YSiyh~JIPVsk | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | AW1407 | en |
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