التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The influence of interactions with pet dogs on psychological distress. |
| المؤلفون: |
Matijczak A; Department of Psychology, Yale University., Yates MS; Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz., Ruiz MC; Department of Psychology, Yale University., Santos LR; Department of Psychology, Yale University., Kazdin AE; Department of Psychology, Yale University., Raila H; Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz. |
| المصدر: |
Emotion (Washington, D.C.) [Emotion] 2024 Mar; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 384-396. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 10. |
| نوع المنشور: |
Journal Article |
| اللغة: |
English |
| بيانات الدورية: |
Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101125678 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1931-1516 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15283542 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Emotion Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: |
Original Publication: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2001- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: |
Human-Animal Bond* , Psychological Distress*, Humans ; Male ; Dogs ; Female ; Animals ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Self Report ; Attitude ; Anxiety |
| مستخلص: |
Many people, including nearly half of American households, own a pet dog. Previous work has found that therapy dog interactions reduce distress, but little work to date has empirically established the mood-enhancing effects of interaction with one's own pet dog. In this study, dog owners ( N = 73; 86.3% female, 13.7% male; age 25-77 years) underwent a stress-inducing task followed by random assignment to either (a) interacting with their dog ( n = 24), (b) an expectancy control ( n = 25; "stress-reducing" coloring books), or (c) a waiting control ( n = 24). We compared the effects of each condition on affect and state anxiety. Participants assigned to the dog interaction showed greater increases in positive affect, as well as greater reductions in anxiety compared to both expectancy and waiting controls ( d s > 0.72, p s < .018). No significant reductions in negative affect were detected. Second, we found that self-reported experiences with animals, attitudes toward animals, or bondedness with their dog did not differentially predict the condition's impact on the owner's mood. Finally, we coded participants' degree of engagement (e.g., time spent playing) with the dog and found that higher engagement predicted reduced negative affect. Overall, interacting with one's own pet dog reduced owners' distress. Such interactions, which occur commonly in daily life, may have the potential to alleviate distress at a large scale. Precisely how this works and for whom it is especially well suited remain intriguing open questions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved). |
| معلومات مُعتمدة: |
Morris Animal Foundation; Human-Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: |
Date Created: 20230810 Date Completed: 20240214 Latest Revision: 20240214 |
| رمز التحديث: |
20240214 |
| DOI: |
10.1037/emo0001256 |
| PMID: |
37561519 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
MEDLINE |
