Table 2.
Means and mean differences in values scores for dog owners and dogs and cat owners and cats.
| Values | Dog owners | Dogs | t | p | Cohen’s d | Cat owners | Cats | t | p | Cohen’s d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |||||||
| Self-direction | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.29 | −5.68 | <0.001 | −0.217 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.34 | −10.39 | <0.001 | −0.496 |
| Stimulation | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 0.30 | −6.99 | <0.001 | −0.267 | −0.02 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.30 | −4.54 | <0.001 | −0.217 |
| Hedonism | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.35 | −16.28 | <0.001 | −0.623 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.33 | −16.55 | <0.001 | −0.791 |
| Achievement | −0.32 | 0.43 | −0.17 | 0.25 | −9.35 | <0.001 | −0.357 | −0.37 | 0.43 | −0.14 | 0.25 | −10.83 | <0.001 | −0.518 |
| Power | −0.52 | 0.34 | −0.54 | 0.40 | 1.53 | 0.126 | 0.059 | −0.54 | 0.32 | −0.42 | 0.44 | −5.02 | <0.001 | −0.240 |
| Security | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 4.85 | <0.001 | 0.185 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.40 | −1.71 | 0.088 | −0.082 |
| Tradition | −0.25 | 0.40 | −0.16 | 0.30 | −4.97 | <0.001 | −0.190 | −0.27 | 0.43 | −0.19 | 0.28 | −3.20 | <0.001 | −0.153 |
| Conformity | −0.13 | 0.28 | −0.02 | 0.41 | −6.52 | <0.001 | −0.249 | −0.17 | 0.29 | −0.27 | 0.43 | 4.51 | <0.001 | 0.215 |
| Benevolence | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 13.75 | <0.001 | 0.526 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 21.34 | <0.001 | 1.020 |
| Universalism | 0.18 | 0.25 | −0.15 | 0.22 | 26.92 | <0.001 | 1.029 | 0.22 | 0.24 | −0.11 | 0.20 | 23.61 | <0.001 | 1.128 |
Dog owners and dogs n = 684, Cat owners and cats n = 438. All comparisons were two-tailed, paired samples t-tests. Dog owners and dogs df = 683. Cat owners and cats df = 437.