Effect of Dog Presence on Stress Levels in Students under Psychological Strain: A Pilot Study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41110%2F20%3A81640" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41110/20:81640 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41210/20:81640
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2286" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2286</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072286" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph17072286</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effect of Dog Presence on Stress Levels in Students under Psychological Strain: A Pilot Study
Original language description
As university students face many stressful situations, especially during the examination period, this study focused on the use of animal-assisted activities with a dog as a means of relieving student stress before a final exam. The aim was to determine whether a 10 min interaction with a dog affected subjectively evaluated stress and mood, objective blood pressure, and heart rate. Ninety-three female students were divided into three groups according to their preference. The first group underwent AAAs, the second group chose a relaxation technique, and the last one was a control group. Physiological values were measured using a pressure gauge and the subjective feelings of stress and mood were evaluated by the Likert scale. The AAA group showed significant improvement after 10 min of interaction in both mood and stress, with no change in heart rate and blood pressure. The remaining groups showed a significant decrease in blood pressure, but not in heart rate, with different evaluations of mood and str
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10614 - Behavioral sciences biology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN
1660-4601
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
0-0
UT code for WoS article
000530763300118
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85082791812