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The purpose of this study is to determine whether an animal visitation programs on college campuses are effective in the treatment of college student stress reduction during preparation for final examinations.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Stress reduction method | Experimental | Participants randomized into the PYSA group engaged in a 10 minute direct interaction with the animals (dogs and cats) of the Pet Your Stress Away program |
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| Control | Placebo Comparator | Participants randomized into the Control group watched a 10 minute slide show of dog and cat photos |
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| Non-treatment | No Intervention | Participants randomized into the No-treatment group silently waited for 10 minutes without engaging in any physical or electronic social interactions. | |
| Observation | Placebo Comparator | Participants randomized into the observation group observed 10 minutes of others in the general PYSA program petting cats and dogs, while they 'waited in line' for there turn. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Animal assisted activity | Behavioral | Allowed to interact (e.g. talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in physiological stress measured via salivary cortisol | Salivary cortisol was measured three times on the day of program participation: immediately upon waking, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention | On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention |
| Change in momentary emotion using the experience sampling method questionnaire | Momentary emotion was measured twice, immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in physiological stress measured via salivary Alpha-amylase | Salivary alpha-amylase was measured three times on the day of program participation: immediately upon waking, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention | On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Patricia Pendry, PhD | Washington State University | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Animal photos | Behavioral | A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats |
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| Observing human-animal interaction | Behavioral | Participants watched others participate in petting dogs and cats, while they waited in line for 10 minutes. Participants did not physically touch any animals during this time. |
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