The presence of a dog attenuates cortisol and heart rate in the Trier Social Stress Test compared to human friends.
Limited research has addressed how social support in the form of a pet can affect both sympathetic and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal reactivity in response to a psychological challenge. The present study examined the effects of social support on salivary cortisol and heart rate (HR). Forty-eight pa...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 860 - 868 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Oct2014
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