Table 3.

Bivariate correlations between child and caregiver measures and service dog-related variables among n = 39 families with an assistance dog.

	Child-Dog Bond
Child Measures	Time Since Placement	MDORS EC	IOS
Social Communication Questionnaire	─	-0.391 *	─
ABC Hyperactivity	─	─	─
ABC Irritability	─	-0.366 *	-0.380 *
ABC Lethargy	─	─	─
BASC Emotional Self-Control	─	─	─
BASC Withdrawal	─	─	─
BASC Negative Emotionality	─	─	─
PROMIS Peer Relationships	─	0.362 *	─
Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire	─	0.377 *	─
Sleep Initiation and Duration	─	─	─
Sleep Anxiety/Co-Sleeping	─	0.341 *	─
Night Waking/Parasomnias	─	0.415 **	─
Daytime Alertness	─	─	─
MDORS Child-Dog Emotional Closeness	-0.415 **
IOS Child-Dog Interconnectedness	-0.430 **	0.810 ***
	Caregiver-Dog Bond
Caregiver Measures	Time Since Placement	MDORS EC	IOS	Perceived Costs
Caregiver Strain Questionnaire	─	─	─	0.332 *
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance	─	─	─	─
Patient Health Questionnaire	─	─	-0.349 *	─
PedsQL Family Impact - Daily Activities	─	-0.391 *	─	─
PedsQL Family Impact - Family Relationships	─	-0.379 *	─	─
MDORS Caregiver-Dog Emotional Closeness	-0.391 *
IOS Caregiver-Dog Interconnectedness	─	0.524 ***
MDORS Caregiver-Dog Perceived Costs	─	─	─

ABC, Aberrant Behavior Checklist; BASC, Behavior Assessment Scale for Children; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; PedsQL, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; MDORS EC, Monash Dog-Owner Relationship Scale Emotional Closeness subscale; IOS, Inclusion of Other in Self Scale; ─, Not significant; *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001

Grey boxes indicate where a variable is being correlated with itself, thus no value is shown.