Attachment to cats by preschool children

Tema diplomskega dela je navezanost na mačke pri predšolskih otrocih. Namen je bil ugotoviti, kakšen vpliv imajo mačke kot domači ljubljenčki na vedenje in počutje predšolskih otrok ter v kolikšni meri se otroci navežejo na mačke. Preko anketnih vprašalnikov in raziskovanja smo prišli do odgovorov na vprašanja: ali se navezanost predšolskih otrok na mačke kaže v izrazu varnosti, varnem izhodišču ter varnem zatočiščuali obstajajo razlike v navezanosti na mačke glede na spol otrokaali obstajajo razlike v navezanosti na mačke glede na starost otroka. Uporabili smo anketni vprašalnik za starše, ki je vključeval demografske podatke in ocenjevalno lestvico, ki meri izraženost različnih vidikov varne navezanosti. Ugotovili smo, da se vzorec navezanosti varnost, ki ga zasledimo med otrokom in starši, pojavlja tudi v odnosu med otrokom in mačko ter da ne obstajajo pomembne razlike v navezanosti na mačke glede na spol in starost otroka.The theme of the diploma thesis is attachment to cats in preschool children. The purpose was to determine the impact that cats as pets have on behaviour and well-being of preschool children and the extent to which children attach themselves to cats. Through survey questionnaires and research we obtained the answers to questions: whether the attachment of preschool children to cats is reflected in the expression of safety, safe starting point and safe havenwhether there are differences in attachment to cats according to the gender of the childwhether there are differences in attachment to cats according to the age of the child. We used a survey questionnaire for parents, which included demographic data and an evaluation scale that measures expression of various aspects of safe attachment. We found that a pattern of attachment safety, found between the child and the parent, also occurs in the relationship between the child and the cat, and that there are no significant differences in attachment to cats according to the gender and age of the child