Table 7.
The effects of dog OXTR polymorphisms and dog characteristics on behavior in the Greeting after threatening approach context.
| Source | df | F | Sig. | Partial η2 | Post hoc comparisons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) All dogs | |||||
| No significant effect | |||||
| (b) Only stressed dogs | |||||
| Corrected model | 5 | 2.377 | 0.045 | 0.112 | |
| Sex | 1 | 5.847 | 0.018 | 0.059 | |
| -94T/C | 2 | 3.052 | 0.052 | 0.061 | |
| Sex ×-94T/C | 2 | 3.321 | 0.040 | 0.066 | females: no difference; males: CT, TT > CC (p = 0.011, p = 0.010) |
| Total | 100 | ||||
| (c) Only non-stressed dogs | |||||
| Corrected model | 3 | 2.209 | 0.095 | 0.089 | |
| Sex | 1 | 2.398 | 0.126 | 0.034 | |
| rs8679682 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.995 | 0.000 | |
| Sex × rs8679682 | 1 | 5.128 | 0.027 | 0.070 | females: CC+CT > TT (p = 0.039); males: no difference |
| Total | 72 | ||||
(a) All dogs were analyzed; (b) only stressed dogs (which reacted with avoidance or aggression to the threatening approach) were analyzed; (c) only non-stressed dogs (which reacted with friendly or passive behaviors to the threatening approach) were analyzed.