Experimental evaluation of attachment behaviors in owned cats
Experimental evaluation of attachment behaviors in owned cats
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jveb.2007.06.004
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Galindo, Francisco
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作者：
Edwards, Claudia;Heiblum, Moises;Galindo, Francisco
依恋在群居动物中是一种正常的行为，因为主人担心他们的宠物并因为这种情感联系而照顾它们，所以依恋非常重要。目前还没有足够的研究关注主人和他们的猫之间的石油依恋。这项C研究的总体目标是在实验情景中识别不同体型、年龄段和性别的猫对其主人的依恋行为。28只猫被用于研究，年龄从1到7岁，具有不同的体型，没有考虑性别或生殖状况。这些猫接受了安斯沃思改编的奇怪情境测试。用直接焦点抽样的方法记录了探索/移动、警觉和不活动等个体类型行为的事件频率和行为状态持续时间，为了进行数据分析，猫按体型、性别和生殖状态进行了划分。对走动/探索行为的方差分析显示，单独与猫主人在一起和陌生人与猫在主人的陪伴下花更多的时间进行移动/探索之间的差异有统计学意义(N=28，F=13.55，P<；0.001)。在警戒行为事件频度上，差异有统计学意义(ANOVA，F=7.44，P<；0.05)，有陌生人陪伴时，警觉行为事件频度较高。最后，在不活动时间比率上，发现了显著的差异(方差分析，F=18.55，P<；0.001)，当动物独处时，花在这一行为上的时间要长得多。这些结果与安斯沃斯对依恋母亲的孩子的研究结果一致：因此，可以说猫可以对主人表现出依恋行为。进一步的研究表明，猫是否会患上分离焦虑。(C)2007 Elsevier Inc.保留所有权利。
Attachment, a normal behavior among social animals, is quite significant since owners worry about their pets and take care of them because of this affective connection. There are not enough research studies that focus Oil attachment between owners and their cats. The general objective of this C Study was to identify attachment behaviors, directed toward their owners, in cats of different body types, age groups, and sexes in an experimental situation.Twenty-eight cats, ranging from 1 to 7 years of age and having different body types, were used in the study without taking into account sex or reproductive Status. These cats underwent an Ainsworth's Adapted Strange Situation Test. Event frequencies and behavioral state durations in individual type behaviors Such as exploration/locomotion, alertness, and inactivity were registered using direct Focal sampling, For data analysis, cats were divided by body type, sex, and reproductive Status. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of locomotion/exploration revealed a statistically significant difference (N = 28, F = 13.55, P < 0.001) between the episodes with the owner, alone, and with a stranger with cats spending more time engaged in locomotion/exploration while accompanied by their owner. On the alert behavior event frequency, difference (ANOVA, F = 7.44, P < 0.05) was found, which showed a higher frequency while in the company of a stranger. Last, in the inactivity time ratio, a significant difference Was Found (ANOVA, F = 18.55, P < 0.001), where the time spent on this behavior was considerably higher when the animal was alone.These results are consistent with the ones obtained by Ainsworth in children attached to their mothers: therefore, it can be said that cats can manifest attachment behaviors toward their owners. Further studies are indicated to see whether cats can develop separation anxiety. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.