Examining the Effects of a Service-Trained Facility Dog on Stress in Children Undergoing Forensic Interview for Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse.
Disclosure of child sexual abuse can be a stressful experience for the child. Gaining a better understanding of how best to serve the child, while preserving the quality of their disclosure, is an ever-evolving process. The data to answer this question come from 51 children aged 4-16 (M = 9.1, SD = ...
| Published in: | Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 305 - 321 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=129571576&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 129571576 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10538712 JXA jtl: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse issn: 10538712 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2018 vid: 27 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 129571576 129571576 129571576 10.1080/10538712.2018.1443303 129571576 ppf: 305 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Examining the Effects of a Service-Trained Facility Dog on Stress in Children Undergoing Forensic Interview for Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse. aug: au: Krause-Parello, Cheryl A. Thames, Michele Ray, Colleen M. Kolassa, John affil: College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA sug: subj: Child Abuse, Sexual Interviews Pet Therapy Stress, Psychological Human Child, Preschool Child Adolescence Control Group Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years ab: Disclosure of child sexual abuse can be a stressful experience for the child. Gaining a better understanding of how best to serve the child, while preserving the quality of their disclosure, is an ever-evolving process. The data to answer this question come from 51 children aged 4-16 (M = 9.1, SD = 3.5), who were referred to a child advocacy center in Virginia for a forensic interview (FI) following allegations of sexual abuse. A repeated measures design was conducted to examine how the presence of a service-trained facility dog (e.g. animal-assisted intervention (AAI) may serve as a mode of lowering stress levels in children during their FIs. Children were randomized to one of the two FI conditions: experimental condition (service-trained facility dog present-AAI) or control condition (service-trained facility dog not present- standard forensic interview). Stress biomarkers salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, immunoglobulin A (IgA), heart rate, and blood pressure, and Immunoglobulin A were collected before and after the FI. Self-report data were also collected. Results supported a significant decrease in heart rate for those in the experimental condition (<italic>p</italic> = .0086) vs the control condition (<italic>p</italic> = .4986). Regression models revealed a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the experimental condition (<italic>p</italic> = .03285) and (<italic>p</italic> = .04381), respectively. Statistically significant changes in alpha-amylase and IgA were also found in relation to disclosure and type of offense. The results of this study support the stress reducing effects of a service-trained facility dog for children undergoing FI for allegations of child sexual abuse. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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