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. 2024 Nov 29;13:188. Originally published 2024 Mar 11. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.144232.2

Table 3. Socio-emotional domains, skills, measures, and procedures during the data collection, following the Behavioural, Emotional, and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI). 87 .

BESSI domain Domain definition Socioemotional/behavioural skill Procedure Psychological/behavioural measure Variable/metric
Social engagement skills Capacities used to actively engage with other primates Sociability SRS Questionnaire Social responsiveness Social responsiveness
Sociability 16PF Questionnaire Extraversion Extraversion
Leadership skill Behavioural observations Dominance hierarchy (aggression-related behaviours) Elo-rating
Cooperation skills Capacities used to maintain positive social relationships Social warmth SRS Questionnaire Social responsiveness Social responsiveness
Social warmth 16PF Questionnaire Extraversion Extraversion
Sensitivity Sensitivity
Warmth Warmth
Social warmth Behavioural observations Other affiliative, other agonistic, social play, socio-sexual and frequency of grooming Rate of social behaviours
Emotional resilience skills Capacities used to regulate emotions and moods Resistance to stress Behavioural observations Abnormal behaviours Rate of abnormal
Self-directed and displacement behaviours Rate of anxiety
16PF Questionnaire Extraversion Extraversion
Emotional stability Emotional stability
Welfare Questionnaire Welfare Positive indicators
Negative indicators