Table 2.
Spearman's rank correlation coefficients (rs) between veterinarian behavioral diagnoses and C-BARQ subscale scores at baseline (n = 131).
| C-BARQ subscales | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnoses | Stranger- directed aggression | Owner- directed aggression | Dog- directed aggression | Dog rivalry | Stranger- directed fear | Nonsocial fear | Dog- directed fear | Touch sensitivity | Separation-related behavior | Attachment | Trainability | Chasing | Excitability | Energy level |
| Fear aggression unfamiliar people | 0.50 (p < 0.001)a | — | — | — | 0.25 (p = 0.03) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.25 (p = 0.03) |
| Aggression familiar people | — | 0.61 (p < 0.01) a | — | — | — | — | — | 0.39 (p = 0.001) | — | — | — | — | 0.24 (p = 0.04) | — |
| Fear aggression unfamiliar dogs | — | — | 0.48 (p < 0.001)a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Resource guarding | 0.26 (p = 0.03) | 0.29 (p = 0.01) | — | 0.56 (p < 0.001) a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Familiar dog aggression | — | — | — | 0.49 (p = 0.001) a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.25 (p = 0.03) | −0.32 (p = 0.004) |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | — | — | — | — | 0.32 (p = 0.001) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.28 (p = 0.02) | 0.26 (p = 0.02) | — |
| Noise fear | 0.25 (p = 0.03) | — | — | — | 0.34 (p = 0.01) | 0.27 (0.02) | — | 0.25 (p = 0.04) | 0.29 (p = 0.01) | — | — | — | 0.35 (p = 0.001) | — |
| Environmental fear | — | — | — | 0.34 (p = 0.03) | 0.27 (p = 0,02) | 0.40 (p < 0.001) a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storm fear | — | — | — | — | 0.25 (p = 0.03) | 0.35 (p = 0.002) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Territorial aggression | 0.35 (p = 0.002) | — | 0.24 (p = 0.05) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.25 (p = 0.03) | — |
| Separation anxiety | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.31 (p = 0.01) | — | 0.53 (p < 0.001) a | — | −0.28 (p = 0.01) | — | — | — |
| Confinement anxiety | — | 0.23 (p = 0.04) | — | — | — | — | 0.33 (p = 0.01) | — | 0.38 (p = 0.001) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hyperattachment to owner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.29 (p = 0.01) | — | — | — | — |
| Inappropriate social skills | — | — | — | 0.50 (p = 0.001) a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Displacement behaviors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.29 (p = 0.01) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Redirected aggression | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.26 (p = 0.02) | — | — | — | — |
| Fearful behavior people | — | — | — | — | 0.25 (p = 0.04) | 0.35 (p = 0.002) | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.23 (p = 0.04) | — |
| Pain-related aggression | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.29 (p = 0.01) |
Only statistically significant correlations (p < 0.05) are displayed.
a
Indicates the correlation is of moderate strength (0.4–0.6).