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Assessing Children's Relationships with Pet Dogs: A Multi-Method Approach.

Kathryn A Kerns¹, Manfred H M Dulmen¹, Logan B Kochendorfer¹

¹Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University.

Social Development (Oxford, England)

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Summary

New tools now exist to measure both positive and negative aspects of children's relationships with pet dogs, aiding future research into developmental benefits.

Keywords:

dogs human-animal interaction measures pet dog relationships pets

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Area of Science:

Child Psychology
Human-Animal Interaction
Developmental Science

Background:

Child-dog relationships offer benefits, but lack validated assessment tools.
Existing measures often focus only on positive aspects and rely on self-reports.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate multiple measures for assessing both positive and negative features of children's relationships with pet dogs.
To provide reliable tools for future research on child-pet interactions.

Main Methods:

Assessed six qualities (Affection, Nurturance, Emotional Support, Companionship, Friction, Pets as Substitutes) in 115 children (ages 9-14) and their pet dogs.
Utilized child questionnaires, parent questionnaires, and daily child reports of interactions.

Main Results:

Demonstrated substantial convergence across different observers and measurement methods.
Positive relationship qualities showed overlap and were distinct from negative qualities (Friction).

Conclusions:

The study successfully developed and tested new tools for assessing children's relationships with pet dogs.
These validated measures can advance research on the impact of pet ownership on child development.