Process Evaluation of Animal Assisted Therapies with Children: The Role of the Human-Animal Bond on the Therapeutic Alliance, Depth of Elaboration, and Smoothness of Sessions
| Autor: | Mezza F., Saturnino C., Pizzo R., Santaniello A., Cristiano S., Garzillo S., Maldonato N. M., Bochicchio V., Menna L. F., Scandurra C. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Mezza, F., Saturnino, C., Pizzo, R., Santaniello, A., Cristiano, S., Garzillo, S., Maldonato, N. M., Bochicchio, V., Menna, L. F., amp, Scandurra, C. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| DOI: | 10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3433 |
| Popis: | Objective: The current study examined the change processes in three Animal Assisted Therapies (AATs) by assessing the relationship between the human-animal bond and the therapeutic alliance, depth of elaboration, and smoothness of treatment sessions. Methods: This was a retrospective study assessing videotaped AATs conducted with three children aged from 7 to 9 years old from the observer perspective. The AATs were based on the Federico II Model of Healthcare Zooanthropology, and each consisted in 8 sessions. A one-way analysis of variance and linear regression models was performed. Results: The human-animal bond, therapeutic alliance, depth of elaboration, and smoothness significantly improved during the sessions. Furthermore, the improvement in therapeutic dimensions proved to be a function of the increase in the human-animal bond. Conclusions: The findings have provided empirical evidence of the change processes occurring during AATs with children, offering some limited but specific insights into the interspecific relationship as a central axis of such treatments. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 10, No 2 (2022) |
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