Petting therapy dogs enhances thinking skills of stressed college students
E-Mail IMAGE: Enzo, a Labrador retriever and experienced therapy dog, enjoys some attention and relaxation during the WSU stress management study with students. view more Credit: Washington State University For college students under pressure, a dog may be the best stress fighter around. Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students' thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to new Washington State University research. AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal of the...