The Impact of Animal Companionship on College Student Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Description
When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged on an international scale, the disruption of routine and social interactions caused challenges in mental health, as people began to self-isolate and confine themselves from the world. Although the sudden interruption of social interaction led to stress and anxiety, human-animal interactions have shown a decrease in stress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of loneliness and social isolation. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether companion animals influence mental health, specifically depression and anxiety, in college-aged students who attended the Arizona State University Downtown Campus during the 2020-2021 academic school year.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2022-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Raskin, Emily
- Thesis director: May, Jennifer
- Committee member: Thatcher, Craig
- Committee member: Hagler, Debra
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation