Personality in domestic cats.
Personality ratings of 196 cats were made by their owners using a 5-point Likert scale anchored by 1: not at all and 5: a great deal with 12 items: timid, friendly, curious, sociable, obedient, clever, protective, active, independent, aggressive, bad-tempered, and emotional. A principal components analysis with varimax rotation identified three intepretable components. Component I had high loadings by active, clever, curious, and sociable. Component II had high loadings by emotional, friendly, and protective, Component III by aggressive and bad-tempered, and Component IV by timid. Sex was not associated with any component, but age showed a weak negative correlation with Component I. Older animals were rated less social and curious than younger animals.
Lee
Christina M
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Department of Psychology, 1111 Lovinger, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA.
Ryan
Joseph J
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Kreiner
David S
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000523:psychology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002415:Cats / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality