Table 2.

Contrasts between different groups of categorical variables in the generalized linear model analysis of fearfulness

Variable	Contrast	Z	p
Sex	female > male	3.095	0.0118
Main reason for getting the cat	family member > pet	0.710	0.6644
	family member > breeding/show/work	7.800	< 0.0001
	pet > breeding/show/work	6.691	< 0.0001
Type of outdoor access	balcony = in a cage or freely supervised	2.066	0.1006
	balcony = freely unsupervised	0.166	0.9286
	balcony > on a leash	6.299	< 0.0001
	balcony = none	0.507	0.7598
	in a cage or freely supervised = freely unsupervised	−1.175	0.4009
	in a cage or freely supervised > on a leash	4.569	< 0.0001
	in a cage or freely supervised = none	−1.453	0.2809
	freely unsupervised > on a leash	3.857	0.0011
	freely unsupervised = none	0.189	0.9250
	on a leash < none	−5.472	< 0.0001
Acquisition place	born in the household = breeder	−2.233	0.0764
	born in the household = previous owner	0.250	0.9047
	born in the household < rescue	−3.756	0.0014
	breeder > previous owner	2.870	0.0211
	breeder < rescue	−3.168	0.0098
	previous owner < rescue	−4.935	< 0.0001
Socialization to humans	moderate > good	2.974	0.0158
	moderate < poor	−3.236	0.0082
	moderate = unknown	−1.514	0.2607
	good < poor	−5.489	< 0.0001
	good < unknown	−4.267	0.0002
	poor = unknown	2.001	0.1123
Other cats in household	none = one other	−1.974	0.1180
	none > three or more	2.702	0.0282
	none = two other	0.611	0.7194
	one other > three or more	4.971	< 0.0001
	one other > two other	2.585	0.0373
	three or more = two other	−2.167	0.0856

All p-values are controlled for false discovery rate. Significant (p < 0.05) associations are emboldened. Symbols <, >, and = symbolize the direction of the effect. N = 3,255. See also Table S2.