Psychological and behavioral predictors of taking pet companions when traveling

Kuang Peng Hung; Annie Huiling Chen; Norman Peng

doi:10.2224/sbp.2011.39.6.721

Psychological and behavioral predictors of taking pet companions when traveling

Kuang Peng Hung, Annie Huiling Chen, Norman Peng^*

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	721-724
Number of pages	4
Journal	Social Behavior and Personality
Volume	39
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2011.39.6.721
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Animal companionship
Leisure travel
Self-monitoring
Theory of planned behavior

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology

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