Journal article
Assessing dog fear: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Dog Phobia Questionnaire
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Dog Phobia Questionnaire (DPQ; Hong & Zinbarg, 1999) is a 27-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess symptoms of dog phobia. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of the DPQ.
METHOD: Study 1 explored the factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent and discriminant validity of the DPQ using an undergraduate sample (N = 174). Study 2 assessed the extent to which DPQ scores …
Authors
Vorstenbosch V; Antony MM; Koerner N; Boivin MK
Journal
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 780–786
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.10.006
ISSN
0005-7916