Effect of petting a dog on immune system function

被引：41

作者：

Charnetski, CJ ^{[1
]}

Riggers, S

Brennan, FX

机构：

[1] Wilkes Univ, Dept Psychol, Wilkes Barre, PA 18766 USA

[2] VA Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2004年 / 95卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.2466/PR0.95.7.1087-1091

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The present study assessed the effect of petting a dog on secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels. 55 college students were randomly assigned to either an experimental group or one of two control groups. Group 1 (n = 19) petted a live dog; Group 2 (n = 17) petted a stuffed dog, while Group 3 (n = 19) simply sat comfortably on a couch. Each participant was exposed to one of the three conditions for 18 min. Pre- and posttreatment saliva samples yielded a significant increase in IgA for Group I only. Participants were also asked to complete the Pet Attitude Scale of Templer, Salter, Dickey, Baldwin and Veleber. Scores on this scale correlated with IgA increases only for participants in Group 2 (petting a stuffed animal). Results are discussed in terms of the beneficial effects of pets on health in general, and immunity in particular.

引用

页码：1087 / 1091

页数：5

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