Pet Partners for Promotion of Academic Life Skills (Pet PALS)
Stress Prevention, Cortisol, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Stress Prevention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current enrollment at the campus
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children under 18 years old
- Prior history of animal abuse
- Participation in an an academic stress management workshop within 6 months of study participation
Sites / Locations
- Washington State UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Academic Stress Management
Human Animal Interaction Enhanced
Human Animal Interaction only
Students assigned to the Academic Stress Management (ASM) condition will attend a series of once weekly, one hour long workshops over four consecutive weeks during which time they will receive 100% exposure to various evidence-based academic stress management tools.
Students assigned to the Human Animal Interaction - Enhanced (HAI-E) condition will attend a series of once weekly, one hour long workshops over four consecutive weeks. This group receives 50% exposure to structured and unstructured animal assisted activities and 50% exposure to various evidence-based academic stress management tools.
Students assigned to the Human Animal Interaction - only (HAI-O) condition will attend a series of once weekly, one hour long workshops over four consecutive weeks. This group will be receive 100% exposure to structured and semi-structured animal assisted activities.