Psychometric Evaluation of the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (Laps)

Johnson, Timothy P.; Garrity, Thomas F.; Stallones, Lorann

doi:10.2752/089279392787011395

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“…5 Pet attachment was assessed using the previously validated Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale. 6 Activity (measured in metabolic equivalent scores) was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. 7 All data were entered into SPSS Version 18 (SPSS, Chicago, IL) for statistical analysis.…”

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Health Perceptions and Levels of Attachment: Owners and Pets Exercising Together

Stephens¹,

Wilson²,

Goodie³

et al. 2012

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Background: Obesity is a parallel problem in canine and human populations. We describe health perceptions and levels of companion animal attachment in a cohort of dog owners.Methods: As part of a larger trial examining the impact of veterinary counseling on activity levels of dog owners and their pets, owners presenting to a veterinary referral center were asked to self-report perceived levels of health and attachment to their dog (Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale). Owner body mass index and the body conditioning score of the companion dog were also recorded.Results

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Health Perceptions and Levels of Attachment: Owners and Pets Exercising Together

Stephens¹,

Wilson²,

Goodie³

et al. 2012

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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“…Through a series of anthrozoology studies, researchers have gained additional understanding of human-pet relationships and interactions (e.g., Albert & Bulcroft, 1988;Johnson, garrity, & Stallones, 1992;Stallones, Johnson, garrity, & max, 1990). however, little is known about the constraints involved when pet owners plan to bring pets on tourism activities.…”

Section: Taking Pets To Tourism Activities: Definitions and Conceptuamentioning

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“…Johnson et al (1992) define pet attachment as the "degree of affection that may exist between individuals and their companion animals" (p. 161). Based on Ellson's (2008) andgreenebaum's (2004) findings, the present study includes owners' attachment to their pets as a key factor that influences owners' motivation to include their pets in tourism activities as well as their behavior in including pets when participating in tourism activities.…”

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Taking Dogs to Tourism Activities: Testing a Pet-Related Constraint–Negotiation Model

Chen¹,

Peng²,

Hung³

2013

Tourism Analysis

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This research's purpose is to examine the factors that affect pet owners' decisions when taking pets to participate in tourism activities. Unlike tourist traveling alone, pet owners must consider their own circumstances as well as the constraints their pets place on them. After examining 30 British dog owners' interview transcripts through interpretive approach and 388 British dog owners' surveys through structural equation modeling, the results show pet-associated constraints will negatively affect owners' motivation and behavior. however, motivated owners can still participate if they have sufficient negotiation strategies. Contrary to the literature, owners' attachment with their pets will not directly cause them to take pets when participating in tourism activities.

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“…These were chosen, following extensive review of available scales, as they appeared most suitable for measuring the attachment to pets that is expressed by children aged9 to 13 years. Two of three subscales from the Modified Pet Attitude Scale (PAS-M) (Templer et al 1981;Munsell et al 2004) originally intended to measure 'love and interaction' and 'joy of pet ownership' (8 items); The Attachment to Pets Scale (APS) (Staats et al 1996;Kafer et al 1995) that measures 'affectionate companionship', 'equal family member status', 'mutual physical activity' and 'pet problems' (12 items) and the 'General Attachment' subscale (11 items) of the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS) (Johnson et al 1992).…”

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The Short Attachment to Pets Scale (SAPS) for Children and Young People: Development, Psychometric Qualities and Demographic and Health Associations

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This study describes the development of the SAPS and investigates its reliability and validity within the context of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Survey (HBSC) which gathered data on representative samples of school pupils aged 11, 13 and 15 in Scotland and England. In the development of SAPS, following a comprehensive review of the literature, two small-scale empirical studies were carried out (one qualitative and one quantitative). Regarding the validation process, the reliability and validity of the SAPS was assessed in a sub-sample (n= 7159) of pupils who completed the HBSC survey and were identified as owning pets. Factor analysis resulted in a one-factor solution (explaining 67.78 % of the variance); Cronbach's alpha for the scale was 0.894. The item-total correlation ranged from 0.368 to 0.784. A linear model showed that attachment to pets was associated with age (being 11 or 13 years old), being a girl, white ethnicity, and considering a pet as one's own. SAPS scores were also positively associated with quality of life. The total variance in SAPS explained by these variables was 15.7 %. Effect sizes of associations were medium (age, considering a pet as one's own) and small (ethnicity, age, gender, quality of life). The study concludes that SAPS is a coherent and psychometrically sound measure. It is associated with a range of demographic variables and quality of life, which confirms its utility as a new succinct measure of children's and young people's attachment to pets for use in health and social science research.

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (Laps)

Cited by 366 publications

References 24 publications

Health Perceptions and Levels of Attachment: Owners and Pets Exercising Together

Health Perceptions and Levels of Attachment: Owners and Pets Exercising Together

Taking Dogs to Tourism Activities: Testing a Pet-Related Constraint–Negotiation Model

The Short Attachment to Pets Scale (SAPS) for Children and Young People: Development, Psychometric Qualities and Demographic and Health Associations

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