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At many universities and colleges <\/strong>nowadays, it’s common for the institutions to provide dogs and cats<\/strong> for a few hours for students to play with during finals and mid terms. <\/strong>Why? Typically this time of year is when students are immensely burdened with exams and final projects. <\/strong>Having a few minutes to escape the stress overload<\/strong> and pet some adorable fluffballs is thought to be a happy reprieve.<\/strong> Considering the amount of therapy animals<\/strong> that exist for this purpose, it would seem accurate. However, the benefits of petting animals <\/strong>was not proven to be true<\/strong> until a recently, with this study<\/strong><\/a> published in AERA Open.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Study On Stress And Animals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the study, Washington State University<\/strong> researchers Patricia Pendry and Jaymie Vandagriff discovered that students who went to pet dogs and <\/strong>cats<\/strong><\/a> at their university animal events had reduced levels of cortisol <\/strong>in their saliva compared to their peers who did not go. Cortisol <\/strong>is the body’s hormone <\/strong>that is in charge of stress<\/strong>, leading to the conclusion the students themselves were less stressed. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Experimental Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The experiment <\/strong>was performed by placing 249 university students into 4 groups. Group one got to play with dogs and cats <\/strong>for ten minutes. The second group was only allowed to watch. Group 3 was shown pictures of the animals, but never saw them in person.<\/strong> The Final group was told they were on a waitlist to play with the animals,<\/strong> but never were called to do so. Each student also had to provide saliva samples.<\/strong> One sample was from when they woke up in the morning<\/strong>, the second 15 minutes after the experiment, and the last sample from 25 minutes after the experiment. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Final Furry Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The final results of the study <\/strong>showed the students in the first group, who were able to pet and play with the animals<\/strong>, had significantly lower cortisol levels<\/strong> than the other groups. Although this study has a small sample size, it does seem to confirm that anxiety and stress can be eased with the help of a furry friend. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Freepik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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