Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Taking Pet Companions When Traveling

Although the importance of animal companions for their owners has been investigated (Aylesworth, Chapman, & Dobscha, 1999), and it has been established that pets are becoming increasingly important and that owners are spending more and more on them (Ridgway, Kukar-Kinney, Monroe, & Chamberli...

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Published inSocial behavior and personality Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 721 - 724
Main Authors Hung, Kuang -Peng, Chen, Annie Huiling, Peng, Norman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palmerston North Scientific Journal Publishers 01.07.2011
Scientific Journal Publishers, Ltd
Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd
Subjects
Animal Companionship
Expenditures
Leisure
Leisure Travel
Lifestyle
Pet owners
Pets
Psychological aspects
Self-Monitoring
Theory Of Planned Behavior
Travel
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Summary:Although the importance of animal companions for their owners has been investigated (Aylesworth, Chapman, & Dobscha, 1999), and it has been established that pets are becoming increasingly important and that owners are spending more and more on them (Ridgway, Kukar-Kinney, Monroe, & Chamberlin, 2008), the question remains of whether it is more likely that animal companions change their owner's lifestyle or vice versa. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1991); characteristics of self-monitoring, and scales assessing the owner-pet relationship, in this investigation we shed new light on how and why owners decide whether or not to take their pets with them when traveling for leisure purposes.
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ISSN:0301-2212
1179-6391
DOI:10.2224/sbp.2011.39.6.721