志愿者参与马匹辅助服务
Aviva Vincent1, Meghan Morrissey2, Mary Acri2
1School of Social Work, College of Health, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|January 23, 2024
概括
治疗骑马的志愿者在适应式骑行课程中经历复杂的情绪,平衡压力和附属性纽带. 了解这些经验是持续志愿者参与马匹辅助服务的关键.
科学领域:
- 心理神经内分泌学心理学
- 人与动物的互动
- 志愿服务研究 志愿服务研究
背景情况:
- 治疗性马术项目,如那些由PATH Intl认证的项目,严重依赖于志愿者.
- 志愿者在为有不同需求的个人提供适应式骑行课程方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 了解这些志愿者的心理和生理经验对于计划的可持续性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在自适应骑行期间调查志愿者的生理压力 (皮质醇,α-氨酶) 和附属性结合 (氧化素) 标记物的变化.
- 评估志愿者的满意度和他们对马匹辅助服务 (EAS) 中角色的看法.
主要方法:
- 41名志愿者参加了10个会话的干预,结合了自适应骑行和认知行为疗法.
- 在四个时间点收集了会议前/后的唾液样本,以测量催产素,皮质醇和α-amylase.
- 干预后的调查评估了志愿者的经验和满意度.
主要成果:
- 在催产素和α-氨酸酶水平中观察到非显著的积极趋势.
- 在整个干预期间,皮质醇水平保持稳定.
- 调查结果表明,志愿者对自己的角色有积极的看法,强调了责任感和乐趣.
结论:
- 适应骑行计划中的志愿者经历了压力和关联性纽带的复杂相互作用.
- 对安全的感知责任可能会导致生理压力标志物,被积极的社会联系所抵消.
- 了解这些细微的经验对于促进在EAS行业中有意义和可持续的志愿者参与至关重要.
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