Published measures of pet ownership & different elements of attachment The measures/individual questions will be added to the table shortly. Name of measure/scale Reference and/or website Pet ownership (4 items) Muldoon, J. and Williams, J. (2009) Promoting a 'Duty of Care' Towards Animals Among Children and Young People: The development of the SAPS (Short Attachment to Pets Scale) for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study. CAHRU: The University of Edinburgh. Marsa-Sambola, F., Muldoon, J., Williams, J., Lawrence, A., Connor, M. & Currie, C. (2016). The short attachment to pets scale (SAPS) for children and young people: Development, psychometric qualities and demographic and health associations. Child Indicators Research, 9(1), 111-131. Comfort from Companion Animals Scale (CCAS) (13 items) Zasloff, R.L. (1996). Measuring attachment to companion animals: A dog is not a cat is not a bird. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 47, 43-48. PII: 0168-1591(95)01009-2 (core.ac.uk) Short Attachment to Pets Scale (SAPS) (9 items) Muldoon, J. and Williams, J. (2009) Promoting a 'Duty of Care' Towards Animals Among Children and Young People: The development of the SAPS (Short Attachment to Pets Scale) for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study. CAHRU: The University of Edinburgh. Marsa-Sambola, F., Muldoon, J., Williams, J., Lawrence, A., Connor, M. & Currie, C. (2016). The short attachment to pets scale (SAPS) for children and young people: Development, psychometric qualities and demographic and health associations. Child Indicators Research, 9(1), 111-131. Attachment Questionnaire for Children (assesses attachment style, not attachment to pets) (1 item) Muris, P., Meesters, C., van Melick, M. & Zwambag, L. (2001). Self-reported attachment style, attachment quality, and symptoms of anxiety and depression in young adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 809-818. Attachment Questionnaire for Children | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org) Image