Table 1 Principal component matrix of the variables scored in the three personality tests.

From: Individual variation in play in young chickens – assessment and connection to affective state and personality

Test

Variable

Component 1

Component 2

Component 3

Social reinstatement

latency to leave start zone

0.455

0.420

− 0.614

latency to enter social zone

0.436

0.480

− 0.672

latency to first zone crossing

0.348

0.174

− 0.112

number of zone crossings

− 0.387

− 0.098

0.344

time spent in social zone

0.103

− 0.380

0.442

Exploration

number of dish visits

− 0.639

− 0.018

0.055

number of interactions with a dish

− 0.681

0.239

0.192

time in freeze response

0.510

− 0.092

0.169

number of escape attempts

0.537

− 0.006

0.356

Exploration vs Social: L-arena

latency to emerge

0.769

0.381

0.384

latency to enter social arm

0.492

0.591

0.466

latency to enter food arm

0.699

− 0.544

− 0.020

time spent in social arm

− 0.115

− 0.862

− 0.405

time spent in food arm

− 0.635

0.584

0.039

number of zone crossings

− 0.595

0.318

− 0.093