Typologies of older adult companion animal owners and non-owners: moving beyond the dichotomy

被引:11
作者
Carr, Dawn C. [1 ]
Taylor, Miles G. [1 ]
Gee, Nancy R. [2 ,3 ]
Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie J. [4 ]
机构
[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Sociol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[2] SUNY Coll Fredonia, Dept Psychol, Fredonia, NY 14063 USA
[3] WALTHAM Ctr Pet Nutr, Leicestershire, England
[4] Florida State Univ, Dept Psychol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
关键词
Companion animals; latent class analysis; Health and Retirement Study; PET OWNERSHIP; HEALTH; PERSONALITY; ASSOCIATION; DEPRESSION; ATTACHMENT; SURVIVAL; PEOPLE; CAT;
D O I
10.1080/13607863.2018.1503999
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Objectives: Research on the influence of companion animals (CA) on the health of older adults has yielded contradictory results. Selection factors, leading to heterogeneity both between and within groups of CA owners and non-owners, likely bias results. We conduct analyses to identify typologies of owners and non-owners. Methods: Using data on older adults (60+) from the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (HRS), and the HRS companion animal module, (owners = 478) and (non-owners = 624), we conducted latent class analyses (LCA). We used key demographic, health, daily engagement, and pet characteristic variables to complete our analyses. Results: Analyses revealed five clusters of CA owners and four clusters of non-owners. Health and CA related characteristics distinguishing clusters suggest important sources of variability and reflect qualitatively different profiles of owners and non-owners. We also found CA owners were more likely than non-owners to be high on neuroticism and to be less extroverted than non-owners-but again there was considerable within group variability.
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页码:1452 / 1466
页数:15
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