大型犬との短時間のふれあいがもたらす心理的効果の実験的検討―気分及び運動に伴う快感情に注目して―

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  • An experimental investigation of psychological effects of short-term contact with a large dog: Focusing on mood and positive affect associated with exercises.
  • オオガタケン ト ノ タンジカン ノ フレアイ ガ モタラス シンリテキ コウカ ノ ジッケンテキ ケントウ : キブン オヨビ ウンドウ ニ トモナウ カイカンジョウ ニ チュウモク シテ

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The present study experimentally examined the psychological effects of brief dog therapy. In the experiment, the effect of a short-term contact with a large therapy dog was compared with that of a simple break for the same amount of time. Measurement with several indices were administered before and after these two conditions. Two psychological scales, Mood Inventory （Sakano et al., 1994） and Waseda Affect Scale of Exercise and Durable Activity （WASEDA; Arai et al., 2003） were used to measure temporary mood and positive affect associated with exercise, respectively. In addition, salivary amylase was measured as a physiological index of stress responses. The results of salivary amylase did not show any clear trend. Regarding psychological measures, there were improvements in the therapy dog condition over the control condition in three factors included in the Mood Inventory, “refreshing mood”, “Fatigue”, and “anxious mood”. Improvement in the therapy dog condition were also observed in two factors included in WASEDA, “positive engagement” and “tranquility”. These results indicate that brief interaction with a large dog has a variety of effects: attenuation of some negative mood states and enhancement of some positive emotions.

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