Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results
The dogs-owners’ relationship Monash scale, which evaluates the owner's perception of the bond with his dog, is a widely used tool in the studies about dog human interactions. The objective of this work was to validate a Spanish version of the scale with an Argentine population. To this end, th...
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| description | The dogs-owners’ relationship Monash scale, which evaluates the owner's perception of the bond with his dog, is a widely used tool in the studies about dog human interactions. The objective of this work was to validate a Spanish version of the scale with an Argentine population. To this end, the scale was administered together with a demographic survey, both through the Internet and face-to-face, to 1703 people. First, we found evidence that confirm the three components’ factor structure of the original scale. Secondly, we found that the administration form influences the results. Since people who responded online reported being emotionally closer to their dogs and perceived its maintenance as less than those who answered in person. Third, there were several associations between dog and owner’s characteristics and the scores of the scale: people who live alone interact more with their dogs, those without children reported greater interaction and emotional closeness, castrated and female dogs are perceived as more costly and people who own a dog for longer time feel emotionally closer to them even though they interact less whit their dog. In conclusion, the present version of the scale is a valid and sensitive tool to detect individual differences regarding the owners' perception of the relationship with their dogs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-852058ca2eee41f88c8ae00e0104a4a72023-03-22T15:44:53ZengPontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Psicología y PsicopedagogíaRevista de Psicología1669-24382469-20502021-05-01173372110.46553/RPSI.17.33.2021.p7-213170Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its resultsFabricio Carballo0Luisina Benes1Mariana Bentosela2Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur (INBIOSUR – CONICET) ; Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS). Departamento de Bilogía, Bioquímica y FarmaciaUniversidad Abierta Iberoamericana (UAI). Facultad de Psicología y Relaciones HumanasConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de investigaciones Médicas (IDIM). Grupo de Investigación del Comportamiento en Cánidos (ICOC) ; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de investigaciones Médicas A. LanariThe dogs-owners’ relationship Monash scale, which evaluates the owner's perception of the bond with his dog, is a widely used tool in the studies about dog human interactions. The objective of this work was to validate a Spanish version of the scale with an Argentine population. To this end, the scale was administered together with a demographic survey, both through the Internet and face-to-face, to 1703 people. First, we found evidence that confirm the three components’ factor structure of the original scale. Secondly, we found that the administration form influences the results. Since people who responded online reported being emotionally closer to their dogs and perceived its maintenance as less than those who answered in person. Third, there were several associations between dog and owner’s characteristics and the scores of the scale: people who live alone interact more with their dogs, those without children reported greater interaction and emotional closeness, castrated and female dogs are perceived as more costly and people who own a dog for longer time feel emotionally closer to them even though they interact less whit their dog. In conclusion, the present version of the scale is a valid and sensitive tool to detect individual differences regarding the owners' perception of the relationship with their dogs.https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/RPSI/article/view/3475vínculo humano-animal, apego, interacción perro-persona, cercanía emocional, costos percibidos de la tenencia de mascotas |
| spellingShingle | Fabricio Carballo Luisina Benes Mariana Bentosela Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results Revista de Psicología vínculo humano-animal, apego, interacción perro-persona, cercanía emocional, costos percibidos de la tenencia de mascotas |
| title | Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results |
| title_full | Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results |
| title_fullStr | Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results |
| title_full_unstemmed | Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results |
| title_short | Argentine version of the Monash scale for the evaluation of the owners' relationship with their dogs (MDORS-AR) and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results |
| title_sort | argentine version of the monash scale for the evaluation of the owners relationship with their dogs mdors ar and analysis of the demographic factors associated with its results |
| topic | vínculo humano-animal, apego, interacción perro-persona, cercanía emocional, costos percibidos de la tenencia de mascotas |
| url | https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/RPSI/article/view/3475 |
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