Short-Term Interaction between Dogs and Their Owners: Effects on Oxytocin, Cortisol, Insulin and Heart Rate--An Exploratory Study.
The aim of this exploratory study was to determine heart rate and the levels of oxytocin, cortisol, and insulin in dogs and their owners in response to a short-term interaction. In addition, the dogs' behavior was studied. The owners' responses were compared with those obtained from a control group....
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 301 - 316 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2011
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=64868573&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 64868573 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 08927936 GZF jtl: Anthrozoös issn: 08927936 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2011 vid: 24 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 64868573 10.2752/175303711X13045914865385 ppf: 301 ppct: 15 formats: tig: atl: Short-Term Interaction between Dogs and Their Owners: Effects on Oxytocin, Cortisol, Insulin and Heart Rate--An Exploratory Study. aug: au: Handlin, Linda Hydbring-Sandberg, Eva Nilsson, Anne Ejdebäck, Mikael Jansson, Anna Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin affil: Systems Biology Research Centre, University of Skövde, Sweden Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden su: Human-animal relationships Pets Animal experimentation Dogs Heart beat Hydrocortisone Insulin Oxytocin T-test (Statistics) Time sug: subj: Human-animal relationships Pets All Other Animal Production Live animal merchant wholesalers Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing All other miscellaneous animal production Pet and Pet Supplies Stores Animal experimentation Dogs Heart beat Hydrocortisone Insulin Oxytocin T-test (Statistics) Time keyword: Cortisol heart rate human-dog interaction insulin oxytocin Cortisol heart rate human-dog interaction insulin oxytocin ab: The aim of this exploratory study was to determine heart rate and the levels of oxytocin, cortisol, and insulin in dogs and their owners in response to a short-term interaction. In addition, the dogs' behavior was studied. The owners' responses were compared with those obtained from a control group. Ten female volunteers and their own male Labrador dogs participated in an experiment during which the owner stroked, petted, and talked with her dog during the first 3 minutes. Blood samples were collected from both dog and owner before (0) and at 1, 3, 5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes after the start of the interaction. Blood samples were analyzed by EIA. Heart rate was monitored telemetrically. The data were analyzed using linear mixed models and paired t-tests. The dogs' oxytocin levels were significantly increased 3 minutes after the start of the interaction (p = 0.027). Cortisol levels were significantly increased after 15 and 30 minutes (p = 0.004 and p = 0.022, respectively), and heart rate was significantly decreased after 55 minutes (p = 0.008). The dogs displayed normal behaviors during the experiment. The owners' oxytocin levels peaked between 1 and 5 minutes after interaction (p = 0.026). No such effect was seen in the controls. Cortisol levels displayed a significant decrease at 15 or 30 minutes in both owners and controls, and insulin levels did so at 60 minutes (p = 0.030, p = 0.002 and p = 0.002, p < 0.0001, respectively). Heart rate decreased significantly in the owners at 55 and 60 minutes (p = 0.0008) but not in the controls. In conclusion, short-term sensory interaction between dogs and their owners influences hormonal levels and heart rate. However, further studies need to be performed in order to better understand the effects of interaction between dogs and their owners. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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