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1: Psychol Rep. 2007 Feb;100(1):27-9.Links

Personality in domestic cats.

Lee CM, Ryan JJ, Kreiner DS.

Department of Psychology, 1111 Lovinger, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA.

Personality ratings of 196 cats were made by their owners using a 5-point Likert scale anchored by 1: not at all and 5: a great deal with 12 items: timid, friendly, curious, sociable, obedient, clever, protective, active, independent, aggressive, bad-tempered, and emotional. A principal components analysis with varimax rotation identified three intepretable components. Component I had high loadings by active, clever, curious, and sociable. Component II had high loadings by emotional, friendly, and protective, Component III by aggressive and bad-tempered, and Component IV by timid. Sex was not associated with any component, but age showed a weak negative correlation with Component I. Older animals were rated less social and curious than younger animals.

PMID: 17450998 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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