Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions: the possible role of oxytocin.
Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions: the possible role of oxytocin.
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00234
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Kotrschal K
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作者：
Beetz A;Uvnäs-Moberg K;Julius H;Kotrschal K
在过去的十年里，人们越来越广泛地接受宠物的所有权和动物在治疗和教育方面的帮助可能对人类产生多种积极影响。在这里，我们回顾了69项关于人与动物相互作用（HAI）的原始研究的证据，这些研究在样本量，同行评议和标准科学研究设计方面符合我们的纳入标准。HAI在不同年龄的人群中的良好记录的影响中，有或没有特殊的医疗或心理健康状况，包括：社会关注，社会行为，人际交往和情绪;与压力相关的参数，如皮质醇，心率和血压;自我报告的恐惧和焦虑;以及精神和身体健康，特别是心血管疾病。有限的证据表明HAI对以下方面的积极影响：减少压力相关参数，如肾上腺素和去甲肾上腺素;改善免疫系统功能和疼痛管理;增加对他人的信任和信任;减少攻击性;增强同情心和改善学习。我们认为催产素系统的激活在大多数HAI的心理和心理生理影响中起着关键作用。催产素和HAI效应在很大程度上重叠，正如人类和动物研究所证明的那样，第一次研究发现HAI影响催产素系统。作为一种常见的潜在机制，催产素系统的激活不仅提供了一个解释，而且还允许HAI的不同影响的综合观点。
During the last decade it has become more widely accepted that pet ownership and animal assistance in therapy and education may have a multitude of positive effects on humans. Here, we review the evidence from 69 original studies on human-animal interactions (HAI) which met our inclusion criteria with regard to sample size, peer-review, and standard scientific research design. Among the well-documented effects of HAI in humans of different ages, with and without special medical, or mental health conditions are benefits for: social attention, social behavior, interpersonal interactions, and mood; stress-related parameters such as cortisol, heart rate, and blood pressure; self-reported fear and anxiety; and mental and physical health, especially cardiovascular diseases. Limited evidence exists for positive effects of HAI on: reduction of stress-related parameters such as epinephrine and norepinephrine; improvement of immune system functioning and pain management; increased trustworthiness of and trust toward other persons; reduced aggression; enhanced empathy and improved learning. We propose that the activation of the oxytocin system plays a key role in the majority of these reported psychological and psychophysiological effects of HAI. Oxytocin and HAI effects largely overlap, as documented by research in both, humans and animals, and first studies found that HAI affects the oxytocin system. As a common underlying mechanism, the activation of the oxytocin system does not only provide an explanation, but also allows an integrative view of the different effects of HAI.
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