Canine-assisted intervention reduces anxiety and stress in higher education students: a randomized controlled trial

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Manville, K., Coulson, M. and Reynolds, G. 2022. Canine-assisted intervention reduces anxiety and stress in higher education students: a randomized controlled trial. Society & Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies. 32 (2), pp. 156-177. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-bja10101
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TitleCanine-assisted intervention reduces anxiety and stress in higher education students: a randomized controlled trial
AuthorsManville, K., Coulson, M. and Reynolds, G.
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore benefits of interacting with a canine on anxiety, stress, depression, and wellbeing in Higher Education (HE) students. Sixty participants took part in a randomized controlled trial. Assigned to either the canine-assisted intervention (CAI) or control group, the CAI group interacted with a canine whereas the control group watched an unrelated slideshow. Anxiety, depression, stress, and wellbeing measures were completed pre- and post-intervention and demonstrated there was a significant decrease in anxiety and stress in the CAI group. Due to group differences pre-intervention, findings for depression measures were uninterpretable and there was no significant effect found for general wellbeing. Overall, this study uses a CAI and control group and explores the use of a singular, brief CAI session in HE students demonstrating CAI to be an effective means of supporting mental health by decreasing levels of anxiety and stress in the treatment group.

Keywordsanimal-assisted-activities; canine-assisted-interaction; HE students; mental health
Middlesex University ThemeHealth & Wellbeing
PublisherDe Gruyter Brill
JournalSociety & Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies
ISSN1063-1119
Electronic1568-5306
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Online08 Aug 2022
PrintMar 2024
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Deposited02 Aug 2022
Accepted29 Jul 2020
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