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Personality structure in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus), Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), and African lion (Panthera leo): a comparative study.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Gartner, Marieke Cassia Powell, David M. Weiss, Alexander |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Although the study of nonhuman personality has increased in the last decade, there are still few studies on felid species, and the majority focus on domestic cats. We assessed the structure of personality and its reliability in five felids-domestic cats, clouded leopards, snow leopards, African lions, and previous data on Scottish wildcats-and compared the results. In addition to the benefits of understanding more about this taxon, comparative studies of personality structure have the potential to provide information on evolutionary relationships among closely related species. Each of the species studied was found to have three factors of personality. Scottish wildcats' factors were labeled Dominance, Agreeableness, and Self Control; domestic cats' factors were Dominance, Impulsiveness, and Neuroticism; clouded leopards' factors were Dominance/Impulsiveness, Agreeableness/Openness, and Neuroticism; snow leopards' factors were Dominance, Impulsiveness/Openness, and Neuroticism; and African lions' factors were Dominance, Impulsiveness, and Neuroticism. The Neuroticism and Impulsiveness factors were similar, as were two of the Dominance factors. A taxon-level personality structure also showed three similar factors. Age and sex effects are also discussed. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0037104 |
| PubMed reference number | 25111629 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 128 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/17472323/Personality_Structure_in_the_Domestic_Cat.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/17472323/Personality_Structure_in_the_Domestic_Cat.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037104 |
| Journal | Journal of comparative psychology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |