The Influence of a Dog on Male Students During a Stressor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2609012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilanka Straatman (Multidisciplinary Research Institute on the Relation between Humans and Animals, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands), Eamonn K S Hanson (Multidisciplinary Research Institute on the Relation between Humans and Animals, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands), Nienke Endenburg (0000-0003-1346-195X, Multidisciplinary Research Institute on the Relation between Humans and Animals, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands), Jan A Mol (0000-0003-0491-4902, Multidisciplinary Research Institute on the Relation between Humans and Animals, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 191-197 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthrozoös (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-7936 • E-ISSN: 1753-0377 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2752/089279397787001012 |
| OpenAlex | W2086467130 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 13 |
The psychological and cardiovascular influence of a friendly, unfamiliar dog on a group of 17 male students was compared to a group of men (19) who did not have access to the dog, during a stressor. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured during 4 test conditions (rest, preparation, speech task, recovery). State-anxiety was measured before and after the preparation and speech task. Subjects from the experimental group(E) but not from the control group(C) interacted with a dog during the preparation and speech tasks. The preparation and speech tasks caused statistically significant increases in cardiovascular parameters (blood pressure, heart rate) (F(12,22) = 17.60; p = 0.000), and state-anxiety (E-group: ̄xsta1 = 29.8; ̄xsta 2 = 47.9; t = -6.12; df = 16; p = 0.000, C-group: ̄xsta1 = 31.4; ̄xsta2 = 47,0; t = -5.68; df = 18; p = 0.000). No significant differences were found between the control and the experimental group with regard to state-anxiety anxiety ( ̄xc =15.6; ̄xe =-18.2; t = 0.63; df = 34; p = 0.533), blood pressure and heart rate (F(4,30) = 1.18; p = 0.338), even after controlling for the effects of daily stress (F(4,29) =1.427; p = 0.250). It is concluded that a friendly but unfamiliar dog has no significant psychological or cardiovascular effect on male students during a speech task in a laboratory setting. Possibly the stress of the speech task and the laboratory setting overrided the influence of the pet
Anxiety · Audiology · Blood pressure · Heart rate · Psychiatry · Stressor · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Veterinary Practice and Education Studies · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |