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work_lxgdl6zjkragnhqvy6wviidlie	Thelwell	Paws for Thought: A Controlled Study Investigating the Benefits of Interacting with a House-Trained Dog on University Students Mood and Anxiety	2019.0	25	.pdf	application/pdf	14112	1275	63	directly interacting with a dog resulted in greater declines in anxiety and improved mood scores, by students from interacting with dogs and it is hoped this study will help to inform future best Keywords: anxiety; mood; pet therapy; student well-being; dog intervention stress, was not shown to be affected in either group of participants after interacting with a dog. therapy dog and mindfulness meditation had on the stress and anxiety levels of students. interacting with a therapy dog was proven to lower anxiety and stress levels, the mindfulness To examine whether interaction with a dog might impact college students' mood and anxiety there would be a significant positive effect on those university students' mood and anxiety levels that on university students' mood and anxiety scores after interacting with a dog. effect on those university students' mood levels that had experienced physical interaction with a dog,	./cache/work_lxgdl6zjkragnhqvy6wviidlie.pdf	./txt/work_lxgdl6zjkragnhqvy6wviidlie.txt