Stetina Birgit U, Krouzecky Christine, Emmett Lisa, Klaps Armin, Ruck Nora, Kovacovsky Zuzana, Bunina Anastasiya, Aden Jan
Psychological Outpatient Clinic, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, 1020 Vienna, Austria.
Faculty of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, 1020 Vienna, Austria.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Feb 4;10(2):244. doi: 10.3390/ani10020244.
With the growth of female inmates worldwide, research regarding specific treatment of these has become more important. Although new programs have been started, the lack of scientific results is startling. The goal of the current study was to identify differences between participants from the men's and women's section in a specialized prison for criminal offenders suffering from substance dependence syndrome regarding the effects of dog-assisted group therapy. Therefore, 81 incarcerated participants (50 male, 31 female) took part in a dog-assisted group therapy targeting socio-emotional competencies. Self-report questionnaires to measure self-concept (SDQ-III), emotional status (EMI-B) and emotional competencies (SEE) were employed. Statistical analysis included General Linear Model (GLM) procedures and η as concurrent effect size measure. Results demonstrate that participants from the women's ward tend to benefit significantly less from the dog-assisted group therapy in most measured areas than men, especially in terms of their emotional status (e.g., aggressiveness) and emotional competencies (e.g., emotion regulation). Treatment programs specific to the needs of women might be a future challenge for practitioners and researchers in AAT.
随着全球女性囚犯数量的增加，针对她们的特定治疗研究变得越发重要。尽管已经启动了新的项目，但缺乏科学成果的情况令人震惊。本研究的目的是，在一所专门关押患有物质依赖综合征的刑事罪犯的监狱中，确定男性区和女性区的参与者在犬辅助团体治疗效果方面的差异。因此，81名被监禁的参与者（50名男性，31名女性）参加了一项针对社会情感能力的犬辅助团体治疗。采用了自我报告问卷来测量自我概念（SDQ-III）、情绪状态（EMI-B）和情绪能力（SEE）。统计分析包括一般线性模型（GLM）程序和作为并发效应量指标的η。结果表明，在大多数测量领域，来自女性区的参与者从犬辅助团体治疗中获得的益处明显少于男性，尤其是在情绪状态（如攻击性）和情绪能力（如情绪调节）方面。针对女性需求的治疗项目可能是动物辅助治疗领域的从业者和研究人员未来面临的一项挑战。
