Impact of Interactions with a Puppy and Handler Versus a Handler Alone on Stress and Vitality in a University Setting: A Crossover Study.

Tiffani J Howell, Dac L Mai, Pam Draganovic, John-Tyler Binfet, Pauleen C Bennett

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Tiffani J HowellSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3086 and Bendigo VIC 3552, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4932-5792

Dac L MaiSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3086 and Bendigo VIC 3552, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0490-9169

Pam DraganovicSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3086 and Bendigo VIC 3552, Australia.

John-Tyler BinfetFaculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1073-1806

Pauleen C BennettSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3086 and Bendigo VIC 3552, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5864-4464

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brief interactions with a well-behaved dog can enhance wellbeing, but most campus-based dog visitation programs employ adult, trained dogs. There is little research about the impact of puppies on wellbeing or stress in this context. The aim of this study was to examine changes in perceived stress and vitality after interacting with a puppy. Staff and students (

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human–animal interactionstress reductiontherapy doguniversity student wellbeingvisitation dog

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PMID39272239

DOI10.3390/ani14172454

PMCPMC11394264

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