Replication Data for: Expectations versus reality: long-term research on the dog–owner relationship

In the framework of early prevention of problems in the owner-dog
relationship, it is important to have a broad perspective on the
development of this relation over time, starting even before people
actually acquire the dog. People who currently (or previously) own(ed) a
dog can rely on their experiences when considering a new dog while this
knowledge is unavailable to first time dog-owners. In this study we
explored how self-efficacy and perceptions on the benefits and costs (the
social cognitive factors), and canine problem behaviors, perceived costs
and satisfaction with the dog, changed over time from the motivational
phase of relationship development (before acquiring the dog) to the
experience phase (six and twelve month after acquiring a dog) in
experienced (previous (n=75) and current (n=86)) versus unexperienced
(first time (n=32) dog owners: Respondents filled in online questionnaires
before and twice after acquisition of their dog. From T0 (before acquiring
a dog) to T1 (having a dog for six months) especially participants with no
experience had to adjust their beliefs about having a dog. Experiencing the
relationship for an additional year (from T1 to T2) hardly changed much in
the social cognitive factors and small (non-significant) changes occurred
in canine problem behaviors, perceived costs, and satisfaction with the
dog. To conclude, perceptions of dog ownership change over time, but after
calibrating these perceptions with reality, perceptions become stable.

在主人与犬只关系问题的早期预防框架中，从人类正式领养犬只之前就全面考量该关系的长期发展轨迹，具有重要的研究与实践价值。目前（或曾）饲养犬只的人群在考虑领养新犬时，可依托自身过往的饲养经验；而首次养犬的人群则不具备这类认知储备。
本研究聚焦两类养犬群体：有经验养犬者（既往饲养过犬只，n=75；当前饲养犬只，n=86）与无经验养犬者（首次养犬，n=32），探究从关系发展的动机阶段（领养犬只前）至体验阶段（领养后6个月与12个月），个体的自我效能感（self-efficacy）、对收益与成本的认知（即社会认知因素（social cognitive factors））、犬只问题行为（canine problem behaviors）、感知成本以及对犬只的满意度随时间的变化轨迹。受访对象需在领养犬只前、领养后分别完成两次线上问卷调研。
从T0（领养犬只前）到T1（养犬6个月时），尤其是无养犬经验的参与者，亟需调整自身关于养犬的固有认知。在额外经历一年的养犬关系后（即从T1到T2），社会认知因素几乎未发生显著变化，犬只问题行为、感知成本以及对犬只的满意度仅出现微小且无统计学意义的改变。
综上，养犬认知会随时间推移发生动态变化，但在结合现实校准这些认知后，养犬认知将趋于稳定。