How someone's personality traits can directly influence their cat
Were less likely to allow their cat to roam outside freely.In addition, pedigree cats were found to be friendlier, less aggressive, less aloof, and less anxious/fearful than non-pedigree cats. They were also more likely to be kept indoors and less likely to be allowed to roam freely outside.
Anxious cats are more likely to belong to neurotic owners and less likely to belong to conscientious owners.Overall, as anticipated, an owner’s neuroticism predicted negative health and behavioral outcomes in a cat, whereas the other personality traits predicted positive outcomes. The researchers posit that neurotic cat owners may be overprotective, authoritarian, or unpredictable . They did not know why neurotic individuals were more likely to own a non-pedigree cat, but they propose that people may look for a personality match in their cat: Perhaps these individuals prefer cats that are more aggressive, anxious, and aloof; and less friendly . Indeed,indicates that cat owners are the happiest with their cats when they match with regards to warmth. Interestingly, cat owners were also happiest if their cats differed from them in dominance/submissiveness. Research on dogs has not found a link between the owner’s neuroticism and dog breed; however, owners who are high in the trait of “psychoticism” are more likely to own a dog breed stereotyped as aggressive. The study also unveiled interesting results with regards to indoor versus outdoor access. Cats that were not allowed to freely roam outside showed more stress-related illness. It is possible that owners of indoor cats were better able to detect and report such illness, but according to the authors, this explanation is unlikely as indoor and outdoor cats did not differ in their non-stress related health outcomes. That said, findings regarding indoor versus outdoor access must be interpreted with caution, as most participants resided in the UK where the norm is to allow a cat outdoors . The stress that a cat experiences indoors versus outdoors may also depend heavily on the outdoor environment . There are some important limitations of this study. First, cats tend to mask their pain, so owners' reports of their cats' health may be inaccurate. Second, the owner’s report may be skewed by their own personality traits. For example, a neurotic owner may be more likely to perceive health or behavioral problems in a cat. Meanwhile, a conscientious owner may be more likely to take their cat to the vet, thus detecting health problems. This study also cannot determine causality. Even if owner reports were accurate, it is unknown whether an owner’s personality directly impacts the cat. As mentioned, people may instead select cats based on their own personalities. Nonetheless, the findings of this study are consistent with prior research on parents and child outcomes, highlighting in particular the significance of neuroticism. It seems that our cats' personalities just might tell us a little about ourselves.Finka, L. R., Ward, J., Farnworth, M. J., & Mills, D. S. . Owner personality and the wellbeing of their cats share parallels with the parent-child relationship.
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