Attitudes to farm animal welfare: Factor structure and personality correlates in farmers and agriculture students

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 107-120

  Austin, Elizabeth J ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a   Edwards Jones, Gareth ^b   Arey, Dale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Factor analysis; Farmers; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248634387     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.26.3.107     Document Type: Article

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