减少考试焦虑和促进大学生在考试期间应对技能发展的短期马匹相互作用:一项初步研究
K Everett1, M M Friend2, E Farnlacher1
1Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Box 9815, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA.
Journal of equine veterinary science
|May 8, 2024
概括
短期与马匹的相互作用显著减少了大学生对考试的焦虑. 这种干预也改善了应对技巧,为在考试期间管理学术压力提供了有希望的方法.
科学领域:
- *心理学和动物辅助干预
- * 学生心理健康和福祉
背景情况:
- *大学生经常经历高度的压力和焦虑,特别是在考试期间.
- *虽然已知马交互的益处,但其对测试焦虑应对能力的具体影响仍未得到充分研究.
- *现有的研究缺乏关于动物辅助短暂干预如何影响学生心理和生理压力标志物的数据.
研究的目的:
- * 评估短期与马匹互动对应对技能的影响,以及大学生测试焦虑.
- * 调查自我报告的焦虑和生理指标 (心率,皮质醇) 相互作用后的变化.
- * 探索减少焦虑和生理反应之间的相关性.
主要方法:
- *在校园内为全日制大学生进行了一小时的马交互课程,该课程是在最后一次考试周开始的.
- *参与者完成了关于焦虑和应对技能的会议前后调查.
- *生理学数据,包括心率和唾液皮质醇水平,在会议前后收集.
主要成果:
- *观察到整体学术焦虑,考试准备焦虑和考试焦虑的显著减少 (P < 0.001).
- * 减少考试焦虑与皮质醇度 (r = 0.69,P = 0.03),较低的会议后皮质醇 (P = 0.05) 和心率增加 (P = 0.003) 呈正相关性.
- * 会议后的改进被注意到在自信中,这是一个关键的应对技能 (P = 0.008).
结论:
- * 短期与马匹的相互作用显示出降低考试焦虑并增强大学生应对机制的潜力.
- *这些发现表明,在与马互动后,心理压力减轻和生理变化之间存在联系.
- * 建议进行进一步的深入研究,以确认这些初步结果并探索更广泛的应用.
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