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. 2021 Jan 20;11:1851. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80545-1

Table 2.

Results of Model2, testing what individual and social factors can modulate yawn contagion and the pairwise comparisons for the multinomial, fixed factors having a significant main effect on the dependent variable.

Estimate SE z-value P

Model2—(GLMM) Dependent variable = yawn contagion (binomial: presence = 1; absence = 0)

Random factors = trigger identity*responder identity

Full versus null model: χ2 = 61.439, df = 12, p < 0.001

(Intercept)a 0.806 2.360 A a
Trigger sex (M)b,c 1.867 0.792 2.357 0.018
Potential responder sex (M)b,c 0.166 0.409 0.407 0.684
Trigger age − 0.183 0.117 − 1.563 0.118
Potential responder age 0.220 0.067 3.295 0.001
Trigger breed (2) − 1.425 1.320 − 1.080 0.280
Trigger breed (3) − 1.670 1.225 − 1.363 0.173
Responder breed (2) − 0.329 0.852 − 0.386 0.700
Responder breed (3) 0.190 0.844 0.225 0.822
Kinship (2)b,c 0.449 0.800 0.561 0.574
Kinship (3)b,c 2.206 0.873 2.527 0.012
Distance (2) b,c − 2.453 0.503 − 4.872  < 0.001
Distance (3) − 2.736 0.601 − 4.550  < 0.001

Pairwise comparisons (Tukey test) for the multinomial fixed factors of Model2 having a significant main effect on the dependent variable

Bonferroni-adjusted p-values are reported

Kinship (1 = weak kinship; 2 = half-siblings; 3 = full-siblings)
2 versus 1 0.449 0.800 0.561 0.840
3 versus 1 2.206 0.873 2.527 0.031
3 versus 2 1.757 0.702 2.502 0.033
Distance (1 = within 1 m; 2 = from 1 to 10 m; 3 = more than 10 m)
2 versus 1 − 2.453 0.503 − 4.872  < 0.001
3 versus 1 − 2.736 0.602 − 4.550  < 0.001
3 versus 2 − 0.284 0.557 − 0.510 0.865

aNot shown as not having a meaningful interpretation.

bEstimate ± SE refer to the difference of the response between the reported level of this categorical predictor and the reference category of the same predictor.

cThese predictors were dummy coded. For both trigger and potential responder: M = male, F = female; Breed: 1 = Piedmont Black; 2 = Parma Black; 3 = Large White. Kinship: 1 = weak kinship; 2 = half-siblings; 3 = full-siblings; Distance: 1 = within 1 m; 2 = from 1 to 10 m; 3 = more than 10 m.