Mentor/s
Professors Dawn Melzer and Deirdre Yeater
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
There are a variety of studies which show the benefits of animal assisted therapy on mental health but the effectiveness of on-campus animal program interventions has not been as well investigated. In the current study, college students’ stress and self-efficacy levels were measured before and after interacting with a therapy dog or after participating in a control condition. It was found that there were significant differences for both the Perceived Stress Scale and General Self-Efficacy pre- and post-tests but no differences between the animal and control conditions.
College and Major available
Psychology
Location
University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-24-2019 2:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-24-2019 5:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Best Visuals, Most Creative, Most Meaningful
Therapy Dogs as a Wellness Incentive for Stress Management on a College Campus
University Commons
There are a variety of studies which show the benefits of animal assisted therapy on mental health but the effectiveness of on-campus animal program interventions has not been as well investigated. In the current study, college students’ stress and self-efficacy levels were measured before and after interacting with a therapy dog or after participating in a control condition. It was found that there were significant differences for both the Perceived Stress Scale and General Self-Efficacy pre- and post-tests but no differences between the animal and control conditions.
Students' Information
Daniela Mercado, Psychology, 2019.
Sophie Barbagallo, Psychology,
Olivia Downey, Psychology,