Validation of the Human-Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS) in Czech Language.
Human-Animal interaction (HAI) refers to any contact between humans and animals. Despite the lack of standardized measures of evaluation, one possible tool is the Human Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS). This study aimed to evaluate it in Czech language and to verify its use in clinical settings. One group of participants included 85 non-clinical volunteers; the second included 22 clinical participants, who were hospitalized in a long-term inpatient department All participants filled out the HAIS, the Companion Animal Bonding Scale (CABS) and the Companion Animal Semantic Differential (CASD). The Czech HAIS achieved similarly good psychometric properties as the original scale. The Cronbach's alpha showed strong internal consistency (α = 0.920) in the sample of volunteers, but low internal consistency (α = 0.656) in the group of clinical participants. In non-clinical volunteers, all scales and subscales correlated mutually at the p < 0.01 level. In the group of clinical participants, the CABS did not show significant correlations with other scales and subscales, nor was there a correlation of total HAIS score with the perceived rapport with animals. The findings of this study suggest that the Czech HAIS may be an effective tool for evaluating HAI with non-clinical contingents, however careful modification is suggested before clinical use. One reason for this is the difficulty in conducting some activities assessed by the scale in a clinical practice or hospital setting.
['Machová|Kristýna|K|0000-0002-1793-8789', 'Juríčková|Veronika|V|0000-0001-6618-9799', 'Nekovářová|Tereza|T|', 'Svobodová|Ivona|I|']
D018153:Czech Republic D000081762:Human-Animal Interaction D006801:Humans D007802:Language D011594:Psychometrics D015203:Reproducibility of Results D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
scale evaluation human animal interaction