An in-depth review of the related literature shows that no scales or questionnaires have yet been designed on students’ attitudes towards Teacher’s Pet Phenomenon (TPP). To address this gap, this research aims to devise an instrument of students’ attitudes towards TPP and examines the role of students’ levels of study and Grade-Point-Average in their scores on the newly-designed scale. To this end, first, 30 graduate- and undergraduate students along with 15 university instructors were interviewed. Then, based on the identified themes, a scale was designed and 476 English language students participated in the quantitative phase. The findings demonstrated that the scale was reliable and valid, and the higher a student’s level of study and GPA, the more pet-prone s/he became, the more negative attitude s/he held, and the less probable it would be for him/her to be influenced by the unpleasant effects of TPP.

对相关文献的深入研究表明，尚未针对学生对“老师的宠物现象”（TPP）的态度设计量表或问卷。为了弥补这一差距，本研究旨在设计一种学生对TPP态度的工具，并以新设计的量表检查学生学习水平和平均成绩在分数中的作用。为此，首先采访了30名研究生和本科生以及15名大学讲师。然后，根据确定的主题，设计了一个量表，并且有476名英语语言学生参加了量化阶段。调查结果表明，该量表是可靠且有效的，并且学生的学习水平和GPA越高，他/她越容易养宠物，对他的态度就越消极，