Exploratory Study of Stress-Buffering Response Patterns from Interaction with a Therapy Dog
Exploratory Study of Stress-Buffering Response Patterns from Interaction with a Therapy Dog
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DOI：
10.2752/175303710x12627079939341
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
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1.6
通讯作者：
Pandurangi, Anand K.
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作者：
Barker, Sandra B.;Knisely, Janet S.;Pandurangi, Anand K.
这项探索性研究建立在关于成年狗主人与自己的或不熟悉的治疗犬互动的非临床样本中人与动物相互作用的生理应激反应的现有研究的基础上。在相似的条件下，参与者是与自己的狗互动的治疗狗主人（TDO组，n = 5）和与不熟悉的治疗犬互动的狗主人（AAA组，n = 5）在30分钟的基线期后，参与者完成了一项压力任务，然后是与狗互动 30 分钟，然后观看中性视频 60 分钟 感兴趣的结果变量是生物行为应激反应，通过收缩压和舒张压（SBP、DBP）、心率（HR）、唾液皮质醇、唾液 α-淀粉酶和自我报告来测量 特质焦虑和对宠物的态度被评估为调节变量 结果显示一致的生理模式，显示随着压力源的增加而适度增加，并且相对于基线减少干预后，针对唾液皮质醇。两组的收缩压、舒张压、心率以及自我报告的焦虑和压力。一般来说，尽管 TDO 组在干预过程中感受到的压力和焦虑比 AAA 组要少，但在 AAA 组中观察到生理指标的减少幅度更大。 狗主人总体样本中对宠物的积极态度与自我报告的压力 (p < 0 05)、唾液皮质醇和 SBP 水平降低有关，而较高水平的特质焦虑与较高水平的唾液皮质醇 (a < 0 05) 有关。特质焦虑与较低水平的自主神经系统压力指标相关（HR.SBP，p < 0 05；DBP，p < 0 05）结果支持对主人与狗互动相关的压力反应有缓冲作用，这可能会延伸到 AAA 中与不熟悉的治疗狗的互动，并支持需要进行更大样本量的重复研究
This exploratory study builds on existing research on the physiological stress response to human-animal interactions in a non-clinical sample of adult dog-owners interacting with their own or an unfamiliar therapy dog Under similar conditions Participants were therapy-dog owners (TDO group, n = 5) interacting with their own dogs and dog owners Interacting with an unfamiliar therapy dog (AAA group, n = 5) Following a 30-minute baseline period, participants completed a stress task followed by a 30-minute dog interaction and then watched a neutral video for 60 minutes The Outcome variable of interest was the bio-behavioral stress response, measured by systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), heart rate (HR), salivary cortisol, salivary alpha-amylase, and self-report Trait anxiety and attitudes toward pets were assessed as moderating variables Results revealed consistent physiological patterns, showing modest increases with the stressor and decreases from baseline following the intervention, for salivary cortisol. SBP, DBP, HR, and self reported anxiety and stress for both groups. In general, although the TDO group tended to perceive less stress and anxiety during the intervention than the AAA group, greater reductions in physiological measures were observed in the AAA group Positive attitudes toward pets in the total sample of dog owners were associated with decreased levels of self-reported stress (p < 0 05), salivary cortsol, and SBP, while higher levels of trait anxiety were associated with higher levels of salivary cortisol (a < 0 05) In addition, higher levels of trait anxiety were associated with lower levels of autonomic nervous system indicators of stress (HR. SBP, p < 0 05; DBP, p < 0 05) Results support a buffering effect on the stress response associated with owners interacting with their dogs that may extend to interactions with unfamiliar therapy dogs in AAA, and supports the need for replication studies with larger sample sizes