Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust
Abstract Dog breed stereotypes are frequently used to inform people’s expectations about canine behavior, despite evidence that breed is largely uninformative in predicting individual dog behavior. Further, these beliefs differ among populations. However, it remains unknown how ratings of warmth tow...
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| author | Rachel M. P. Caddiell Philip White B. Duncan X. Lascelles Kenneth Royal Kimberly Ange-van Heugten Margaret E. Gruen |
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| description | Abstract Dog breed stereotypes are frequently used to inform people’s expectations about canine behavior, despite evidence that breed is largely uninformative in predicting individual dog behavior. Further, these beliefs differ among populations. However, it remains unknown how ratings of warmth toward a breed are associated with ratings of other social behavioral domains, and whether differences exist between populations with varying experience with dogs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ratings of trust and warmth among survey respondents including veterinary students, veterinary faculty and staff, undergraduates in animal-health related majors and members of the general public. Using an online survey, respondents rated their likelihood to trust a dog in varying scenarios for 10 different dog breeds. Additionally, respondents used a feelings thermometer to rate how warm or cool they felt towards each breed. Findings revealed differences in feelings thermometer and trust ratings across populations. All ratings were lower among the veterinary academic respondents compared to the general public and undergraduates. Veterinary students further along in their training, as well as undergraduates with clinical experience, reflected perceptions similar to those of the veterinary faculty and staff providing support for cultural transmission of beliefs during veterinary education and training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30acfbd397434246bdbeaa688a80605a2023-11-19T12:55:07ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-08-0113111210.1038/s41598-023-40464-3Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: TrustRachel M. P. Caddiell0Philip White1B. Duncan X. Lascelles2Kenneth Royal3Kimberly Ange-van Heugten4Margaret E. Gruen5Comparative Behavioral Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State UniversityDepartment of Statistics, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Brigham Young UniversityDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State UniversityComparative Behavioral Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State UniversityDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State UniversityComparative Behavioral Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State UniversityAbstract Dog breed stereotypes are frequently used to inform people’s expectations about canine behavior, despite evidence that breed is largely uninformative in predicting individual dog behavior. Further, these beliefs differ among populations. However, it remains unknown how ratings of warmth toward a breed are associated with ratings of other social behavioral domains, and whether differences exist between populations with varying experience with dogs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ratings of trust and warmth among survey respondents including veterinary students, veterinary faculty and staff, undergraduates in animal-health related majors and members of the general public. Using an online survey, respondents rated their likelihood to trust a dog in varying scenarios for 10 different dog breeds. Additionally, respondents used a feelings thermometer to rate how warm or cool they felt towards each breed. Findings revealed differences in feelings thermometer and trust ratings across populations. All ratings were lower among the veterinary academic respondents compared to the general public and undergraduates. Veterinary students further along in their training, as well as undergraduates with clinical experience, reflected perceptions similar to those of the veterinary faculty and staff providing support for cultural transmission of beliefs during veterinary education and training.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40464-3 |
| spellingShingle | Rachel M. P. Caddiell Philip White B. Duncan X. Lascelles Kenneth Royal Kimberly Ange-van Heugten Margaret E. Gruen Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust Scientific Reports |
| title | Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust |
| title_full | Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust |
| title_fullStr | Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust |
| title_full_unstemmed | Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust |
| title_short | Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: Trust |
| title_sort | veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds part 2 trust |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40464-3 |
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