Dog companionship and cortisol levels in youth. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Humberto Peña-Jorquera, Sam Hernández-Jaña, Javier Sanchez-Martinez, Juan Pablo Espinoza-Puelles, Ricardo Martínez-Flores, Felipe Barreto-Schuch, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Pedro Delgado-Floody, Gerson Ferrari, Kabir P. Sadarangani, Jorge Cancino-López, Joao Bento-Torres, Alexis Espinoza-Salinas, Emmanuel Stamatakis and Carlos Cristi-Montero

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 369, issue C

Abstract: Traditional and non-traditional strategies have been employed to improve youth health. Dog-assisted interventions have been proposed as a novel strategy to regulate stress and its consequences across all age groups. This systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis assessed the influence of dog-assisted interventions on cortisol levels in youth and explored potential moderators.

Keywords: Animal-assisted therapy; Health; Stress; Childhood; Service dog (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117815

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