TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes toward responsible pet ownership behaviors in Singaporean cat owners
AU - Gunaseelan, Sathiavaani
AU - Coleman, Grahame John
AU - Toukhsati, Samia Rachael
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The aim of this study was to use the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as a conceptual framework to understand engagement in responsible cat ownership practices such as de-sexing, paying for the care of cats, and containment of cats. An online questionnaire was completed by 274 Singaporean cat owners to investigate the relationship between the constructs of the TPB (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions) and actual engagement in responsible cat ownership behaviors.
AB - The aim of this study was to use the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as a conceptual framework to understand engagement in responsible cat ownership practices such as de-sexing, paying for the care of cats, and containment of cats. An online questionnaire was completed by 274 Singaporean cat owners to investigate the relationship between the constructs of the TPB (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions) and actual engagement in responsible cat ownership behaviors.
UR - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bloomsbury/azoos/2013/00000026/00000002/art00003
U2 - 10.2752/175303713X13636846944123
DO - 10.2752/175303713X13636846944123
M3 - Article
SN - 0892-7936
VL - 26
SP - 198
EP - 211
JO - Anthrozoos
JF - Anthrozoos
IS - 2
ER -