Journal article
Equine-assisted therapy and its impact on cortisol levels of children and horses: a pilot study and meta-analysis
Early Child Development and Care, Vol.183(7), pp.874-894
2013
Abstract
Childhood trauma, abuse or neglect impacts the function and structure of the brain of affected children. Attunement with other beings as well as an enriched environment can contribute to normal brain development. The enriched environment of a barn and attunement with an animal may contribute to reductions in stress for traumatised children. A pilot study, using a multiple base line, single case design included four children with post-traumatic stress syndrome (aged eight to ten years) and four therapy riding horses. This study hypothesised that cortisol would correlate between each child-horse pair, using a 12-day intervention that included six consecutive days of riding and grooming. A meta-analysis was completed of correlation levels of four child-horse pairs The weighted mean cross-correlation, controlling for autocorrelation, was 0.23, Z = 3.03, approximate 95% confidence interval 0.23±(1.96 × 0.076) or 0.08 to 0.38. The data suggest a need for further research.
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- Title
- Equine-assisted therapy and its impact on cortisol levels of children and horses: a pilot study and meta-analysis
- Authors
- Jan Yorke (Author) - Laurentian University, CanadaWilliam Nugent (Author) - University of Tennessee, United StatesElizabeth Strand (Author) - University of Tennessee, United StatesRebecca Bolen (Author) - University of Tennessee, United StatesJohn New (Author) - University of Tennessee, United StatesCindy Davis (Author) - University of Tennessee, United States
- Publication details
- Early Child Development and Care, Vol.183(7), pp.874-894
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1080/03004430.2012.693486
- ISSN
- 0300-4430
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451093202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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