Effects of Interactions With Animals On Human Psychological Distress
Effects of Interactions With Animals On Human Psychological Distress
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DOI：
10.1002/jclp.22410
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发表时间：
2017-07-01
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3
通讯作者：
Crossman, Molly K.
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作者：
Crossman, Molly K.
人与动物的互动（HAI）被广泛用作减少心理困扰的方法。然而，支持HAI的研究结果并没有跟上实践中广泛流行的步伐。目的：我回顾并综合了HAI对心理困扰影响的定量证据，并概述了未来的研究方向。结果如下：有证据表明，HAI对痛苦有小到中等的影响，但没有澄清动物是否占治疗效果。研究还没有确定在有限的HAI计划中观察到的积极影响是否延伸到伴侣动物所有权。结论：HAI研究需要解决方法学上的局限性，并将重点扩大到治疗结局研究之外。通过增加我们对HAI减少痛苦的过程的理解，在这种情况下它是最有效的，以及HAI对动物的影响，我们可以增强HAI的影响。(C)2016 Wiley Periodicals，Inc.
Context: Human-animal interaction (HAI) is widely used as a method of reducing psychological distress. However, research findings in support of HAI have not kept pace with the widespread prevalence in practice. Objective: I review and synthesize the quantitative evidence for the influence of HAI on psychological distress and outline future directions for research. Results: The evidence suggests that HAI has a small-to-medium effect on distress but does not clarify whether animals account for the treatment effects. Research also has not determined whether positive effects observed in circumscribed HAI programs extend to companion animal ownership. Conclusion: HAI research needs to address methodological limitations and expand the focus beyond treatment outcome studies. By increasing our understanding of the processes through which HAI reduces distress, the circumstances under which it is most effective at doing so, and the influence HAI has on the animals, we can enhance the impact of HAI. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.