Variables | Total | Experimental Group | Control Group |
Age [in years (Mean ± SD)] | 9.92 ± .59 | 9.73 ± .65 | 10.07 ± .52 |
Period of study in the present school [in years (Mean ± SD)] | 3.43 ± 2.08 | 3.36 ± 2.61 | 3.48 ± 1.62 |
Sex [Ν (%)] |
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Male | 18 (40.9%) | 9 (47.4%) | 9 (36%) |
Female | 26 (59.1%) | 10 (52.6%) | 16 (64%) |
Country of origin [Ν (%)] |
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Greek | 22 (50%) | 12 (63.2%) | 10 (40%) |
Half Greek | 16 (36.3%) | 5 (26.3%) | 11 (44%) |
Foreign | 6 (13.7%) | 2 (10.5%) | 4 (16%) |
Would you like to meet a trained dog? [Ν (%)] |
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Yes | 27 (100%) | 15 (100%) | 12 (100%) |
No | 0 (32.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Missing Values | 17 | 4 | 13 |
Would you like to help train a dog to do a trick? [Ν (%)] |
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Yes | 27 (100%) | 15 (100%) | 12 (100%) |
No | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Missing Values | 17 | 4 | 13 |
Do you feel afraid when you meet a dog you do not know? [Ν (%)] |
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Never | 16 (59.2%) | 7 (46.5%) | 9 (75%) |
Rarely | 6 (22.2%) | 4 (26.7%) | 2 (16.7%) |
Some of the time | 3 (11.2%) | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (8.3%) |
Most of the time | 1 (3.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 0 (0%) |
All the time | 1 (3.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 0 (0%) |
Missing Values | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Have you ever been hurt by a dog, were you ever scratched or bitten, even if the dog did not mean to? [Ν (%)] |
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Yes | 10 (37%) | 5 (33.3%) | 5 (41.7%) |
No | 17 (63%) | 10 (66.7%) | 7 (58.3%) |
Missing Values | 17 | 4 | 13 |
Please mention any information regarding the child’s behaviour during the interview that may help the study For example, was the child happy or upset when taking about the animals. If nothing significant, please write “O.K.”. [Ν (%)] |
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O.K. | 11 (55%) | 6 (50%) | 5 (62.5%) |
Happy | 9 (45%) | 6 (50%) | 3 (37.5%) |
Missing Values | 24 | 7 | 17 |