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. 2018 Apr 5;9:435. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00435

Table 6.

The effects of owner personality and relationship experiences with both romantic partners and dogs on dogs' Attachment, Anxiety, and Acceptance composite scores as measured in the Strange Situation Test.

Composite score Effect WCS p Detail
Attachment Extraversion 3.545 >0.05
Agreeableness 0.044 >0.1
Conscientiousness 1.671 >0.1
Neuroticism 0.525 >0.1
Openness 1.430 >0.1
Bond-related anxiety 0.545 >0.1
Bond-related avoidance 30.691 <0.01 lower Bond-related avoidance > higher Bond-related avoidance
Pet-related avoidance 18.539 <0.01 higher Pet-related avoidance > lower Pet-related avoidance
Pet-related anxiety 3.601 >0.01
Anxiety Extraversion 4.990 <0.05 higher Extraversion > lower Extraversion
Agreeableness 0.001 >0.1
Conscientiousness 4.150 >0.1
Neuroticism 1.525 >0.1
Openness 9.577 <0.01 higher Openness > lower Openness
Bond-related anxiety 8.944 <0.01 higher Bond-related anxiety > lower Bond-related anxiety
Bond-related avoidance 15.345 <0.01 lower Bond-related Avoidance > higher Bond-related Avoidance
Pet-related avoidance 46.042 <0.01 higher Pet-related avoidance > lower Pet-related avoidance
Pet-related anxiety 18.790 <0.01 higher Pet-related anxiety > lower Pet-related anxiety
Acceptance Extraversion 0.896 >0.1
Agreeableness 0.393 >0.1
Conscientiousness 2.837 >0.05
Neuroticism 0.604 >0.1
Openness 11.588 <0.01 lower Openness > higher Openness
Bond-related anxiety 0.396 >0.1
Bond-related avoidance 16.032 <0.01 higher Pet-related avoidance > lower Pet-related avoidance
Pet-related avoidance 40.075 <0.01 higher Pet-related avoidance > lower Pet-related avoidance
Pet-related anxiety 20.356 <0.01 higher Pet-related anxiety > lower Pet-related anxiety

Significant effects are highlighted in bold.