Reviews
This book gathers, in one place, those measures presently used to study the human-companion animal bond. The measures chosen for inclusion are the most heavily used by researchers, as well as measured that appear to be innovative or relate to the different aspects of the human-companion animal relationship. The measures cover the human-animal bond principally by attachment, but also by fear, abuse, or neglect. David C. Anderson is the author of Humans & Other Species, which was purchased by the American Veterinary Medial Association. Anderson, a retired librarian, continues to follow research in the field of human-animal studies and contributes a bibliographic column to the International Society for Anthrozoology. Reviewed by Lisa Peacock, The Latham Letter|9781557534248|, This book gathers, in one place, those measures presently used to study the human-companion animal bond. The measures chosen for inclusion are the most heavily used by researchers, as well as measured that appear to be innovative or relate to the different aspects of the human-companion animal relationship. The measures cover the human-animal bond principally by attachment, but also by fear, abuse, or neglect. David C. Anderson is the author ofHumans & Other Species, which was purchased by the American Veterinary Medial Association. Anderson, a retired librarian, continues to follow research in the field of human-animal studies and contributes a bibliographic column to the International Society for Anthrozoology. Reviewed by Lisa Peacock, The Latham Letter|9781557534248|, Assessing the Human Bond ?This book gathers, in one place, those measures presently used to study the human-companion animal bond. The measures chosen for inclusion are the most heavily used by researchers, as well as measured that appear to be innovative or relate to the different aspects of the human-companion animal relationship. The measures cover the human-animal bond principally by attachment, but also by fear, abuse, or neglect. David C. Anderson is the author of Humans & Other Species, which was purchased by the American Veterinary Medial Association. Anderson, a retired librarian, continues to follow research in the field of human-animal studies and contributes a bibliographic column to the International Society for Anthrozoology.
Table of Content
Foreword by Alan M. Beck Introduction CENSHARE Pet Attachment Scale, PAS (Holcomb et al., 1985) Center for the Study of Animal Wellness Pet Bonding Scale, CSAWPBS 7 (Johnson & Meadows, 2003) Childhood Pet Ownership Questionnaire (Paul & Serpell, 1993) Children?s Attitudes and Behaviors towards Animals, CABTA (Guymer et al., 2001) Children?s Treatment of Animals Questionnaire, CTAQ (Thompson & Gullone, 2003) Comfort from Companion Animals Scale, CCAS (Zasloff, 1996) Companion Animal Bonding Scale, CABS (Poresky et al., 1987) Companion Animal Semantic Differential, CAS (Poresky et al., 1988) Dog Care Responsibility Inventory (Davis, 1987) Human/Pet Relationships Measure (Siegel, 1990) Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale, LAPS (Johnson et al., 1992) Measurement of Pet Intervention, MOPI (Schiro-Geist, 2001) Miller-Rada Commitment to Pets Scale (Staats et al., 1996) People?s Experiences Following the Death of a Pet (Adams, 1996) Pet Attachment Scale?Revised; Parent Report (Melson, 1988) Pet Attitude Inventory, PAI (Wilson et al., 1987) Pet Attitude Scale?Modified, PAS-M (Templer et al., 1981; Munsell et al., 2004) Pet Bonding Scale, PBS (Angle et al., 1993) Pet Expectations Inventory (George, 1992) Pet Friendship Scale, PFS (Davis, 1995) Pet Relationship Scale, PRS (Kafer et al., 1992) Index & Annotated Bibliography of Related Measures Name Index of Authors of the Measures Cited Appendix: Aline H. Kidd & Robert M. Kidd Publications on People and Pets
