Chute Andrea, Vihos Jill, Johnston Sharon, Buro Karen, Velupillai Nirudika
Department of Nursing Foundations, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Faculty of Nursing, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2023 Dec 22;14:1253104. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1253104. eCollection 2023.
Student mental wellness is a priority in higher education. Animal Assisted Interventions (AAIs') are gaining momentum in universities across North America (Dell et al., 2015).
This study explored the relationships between AAIs', demographic variables, and perceived momentary stress among university students.
Using a descriptive correlational design, students completed a Perceived Momentary Stress questionnaire that included the Stress Numerical Rating Scale-11 (Stress NRS-11) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to measure perceived stress before and after AAIs'. Data were analyzed using R (4.1.2) (R Core Team, Vienna, Austria) to identify relationships between students' perceptions of momentary stress, AAIs' and sociodemographic and demographic variables.
First-year students, female students, and students identifying as sexual minorities were found to benefit the most from AAIs'.
Results from this study reflect relationships between exposure to animal-assisted interventions and student demographic variables.
学生心理健康是高等教育的重点。动物辅助干预(AAIs)在北美各大学中越来越受到关注(戴尔等人,2015年)。
本研究探讨了动物辅助干预、人口统计学变量与大学生感知到的瞬间压力之间的关系。
采用描述性相关设计,学生完成一份感知瞬间压力问卷,其中包括压力数字评定量表-11(Stress NRS-11)和视觉模拟量表(VAS),以测量动物辅助干预前后的感知压力。使用R(4.1.2)(R核心团队,奥地利维也纳)对数据进行分析,以确定学生对瞬间压力的感知、动物辅助干预与社会人口统计学和人口统计学变量之间的关系。
发现一年级学生、女生和认定为性少数群体的学生从动物辅助干预中受益最大。
本研究结果反映了接触动物辅助干预与学生人口统计学变量之间的关系。