Author
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- Kristýna Machová
(Department of Ethology and companion animal science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic)
- Veronika Juríčková
(Department of Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 25067 Klecany, Czech Republic
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 12108 Prague, Czech Republic)
- Tereza Nekovářová
(Department of Ethology and companion animal science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
Department of Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, 25067 Klecany, Czech Republic
Ethology and Ecology Research Group, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Science, Charles University in Prague, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic)
- Ivona Svobodová
(Department of Ethology and companion animal science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic)
Abstract
Human–Animal interaction (HAI) refers to any contact between humans and animals. Despite the lack of standardized measures of evaluation, one possible tool is the Human Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS). This study aimed to evaluate it in Czech language and to verify its use in clinical settings. One group of participants included 85 non-clinical volunteers; the second included 22 clinical participants, who were hospitalized in a long-term inpatient department All participants filled out the HAIS, the Companion Animal Bonding Scale (CABS) and the Companion Animal Semantic Differential (CASD). The Czech HAIS achieved similarly good psychometric properties as the original scale. The Cronbach’s alpha showed strong internal consistency (α = 0.920) in the sample of volunteers, but low internal consistency (α = 0.656) in the group of clinical participants. In non-clinical volunteers, all scales and subscales correlated mutually at the p < 0.01 level. In the group of clinical participants, the CABS did not show significant correlations with other scales and subscales, nor was there a correlation of total HAIS score with the perceived rapport with animals. The findings of this study suggest that the Czech HAIS may be an effective tool for evaluating HAI with non-clinical contingents, however careful modification is suggested before clinical use. One reason for this is the difficulty in conducting some activities assessed by the scale in a clinical practice or hospital setting.
Suggested Citation
Kristýna Machová & Veronika Juríčková & Tereza Nekovářová & Ivona Svobodová, 2020.
"Validation of the Human–Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS) in Czech Language,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-10, October.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:20:p:7485-:d:428205
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