The Pet Effect
Did you know that dog ownership can reduce your risk of obesity?
Learn more about The Pet Effect here.
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To quantifiably measure the human-animal bond among pet owners on a global basis, researchers developed HABSCORE, a scale that builds upon scientifically-validated academic research.
The HABSCORE expands on other scales that focus on attachment, such as the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS) and the CENSHARE Pet Attachment Survey and breaks the human-animal bond down into four distinctive dimensions:
Attachment
The emotional connection the owner feels to the pet
Humanization
Empathic attributes the owner projects onto the pet
Commitment
The changes/sacrifices the owner is prepared to make to accommodate
their pet
Integration
The extent to which the pet is integrated in the owner’s everyday life
The HABSCORE scale contains 14 statements, which are listed below. For each of the following statements, please indicate whether you strongly agree, agree, neutral (neither agree nor disagree), disagree or strongly disagree by sliding the blue dot over the corresponding number.
Your HABSCORE:
