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Petting a dog can have a big, positive impact on student well-being, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Researchers put 284 students into three groups. The first group met with a therapy dog handler but no dog. The second group played with a therapy dog but couldn't touch it. And the third group both played with and petted their therapy dog.
Before the experiment, the students were asked about different measures of their well-being, including their integration into campus life and how happy, lonely or stressed they felt.
When the experiment was completed, all three groups said they felt better across several well-being measures — and the groups with therapy dogs improved more than the group without one.
However, the group of students who were allowed to touch and pet their therapy dog improved the most, and this was the only group that reported feeling better across all well-being measures.
According to the BBC, therapy dogs are becoming more popular in US schools, with over 1,000 universities and colleges using them in 2019.

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根據加拿大英屬哥倫比亞大學的一項新研究，擼狗對學生的健康會產生很顯著的正面影響。研究人員將284位學生分成三個群體。 第一組跟沒有帶狗的治療犬訓犬師會面。第二組跟一隻治療犬玩耍但不能觸摸牠。 第三組的人既能夠跟他們的治療犬玩，也可以擼狗。實驗完成的時候，三個群體的人都說他們在幸福指標上，都有了更良好的感受——配有治療犬的群體比沒有狗的那一組改善更多。不過，能夠撫摸治療犬的學生們進步幅度最大。這組學生也是唯一在所有幸福指標上，都感受更好的一組。

🌏Words & Phrases
well-being健康
therapy治療
handler馴獸師

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Article: Engoo Daily News
(https://engoo.com.tw/app/daily-news/article/study-dog-petting-improves-student-well-being/HAbrFAT6Eey1nJdALPzv3w)
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