The Effects of Animal-Assisted Activities on College Students Before and After a Final Exam

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-3-2018

Abstract

Final exams at colleges and universities have proven to be a time of anxiety and stress for students. This paper contains an exploration the effects of Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA) on exam anxiety through the use of blood pressure readings before and after interacting with therapy dogs. A comparison of the experimental and control groups interacting with therapy dogs has shown statistical significance for the reduction of blood pressure for those students who will or have taken a final exam. Having owned a pet, as well, as the age of the participant were not significant predictors of whether or not therapy dogs would reduce blood pressure.

Publication Title

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

First Page Number

264

Last Page Number

274

DOI

10.1080/15401383.2018.1425941

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