在人类和奶牛之间的互动期间,催产素水平和自我报告的焦虑
Bente Berget1,2, Judit Vas3, Gunn Pedersen3
1Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Borre, Norway.
Frontiers in psychology
|October 2, 2023
概括
与奶牛的互动可以减少人类的焦虑,尽管它对催产素水平的直接影响是复杂的. 这项研究强调了动物互动对心理健康的治疗潜力.
科学领域:
- 人与动物的互动
- 心理神经内分泌学心理学
- 心理健康 治疗方法 治疗方法
背景情况:
- 与动物的积极社会互动可以通过影响催产素分泌来提供治疗益处.
- 之前的研究表明,循环中的催产素与与动物接触期间人类的福祉之间存在联系.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查人体血中催产素水平的急性变化和与奶牛相互作用时的状态焦虑.
- 探索与奶牛的社会互动和生理/心理反应之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项观察性研究涉及18名女性护理学生与奶牛互动15分钟.
- 在相互作用之前和期间测量了血催产素水平和状态焦虑 (STAI-SS).
- 血液样本和焦虑评估是在三个时间点收集的:基线,5分钟和15分钟.
主要成果:
- 没有观察到平均血催产素度的显著变化.
- 在15分钟的互动后,发现状态焦虑得分显著下降.
- 在状态焦虑和催产素水平的个体变化之间注意到了积极的相关性.
结论:
- 与奶牛友好的社交互动可以有效地降低状态焦虑.
- 牛交互期间催产素释放和焦虑减轻之间的关系是复杂的,并且因人而异.
- 研究结果支持在绿色护理计划中使用农场动物互动来支持心理健康.
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