@entity235 are known to have stress and @entity148 reducing effects. Several studies have shown that @entity235 are able to calm @entity1 during cognitive and performance stressors. Recently, therapy @entity235 have been proposed as a treatment adjunct for post-traumatic @entity66 @entity1 . In this study we aimed to investigate, whether @entity235 also have @entity148 - and stress reducing effect during "traumatic stressors." 80 healthy female @entity1 were randomly assigned to one of four conditions. They were exposed to a "traumatic" film clip ( @entity130 -film-paradigm). For one group of @entity1 a friendly @entity235 was present during the film, one group of @entity1 was accompanied by a friendly @entity1 , another control group watched the film with a toy animal and the last group watched the film clip alone. @entity1 that were accompanied by the @entity235 during the film reported lower @entity148 ratings and less negative affect after the film clip as compared to the "toy @entity235 group" and the "alone group." Results of the " @entity235 group" were comparable to the group that was accompanied by a friendly @entity1 . There were no differences in physiological stress responses between the four conditions. Our results show that @entity235 are able to lessen subjectively experienced stress and @entity148 during a "traumatic" stress situation. This effect was comparable to that of social support by a friendly @entity1 . Implications for @entity1005 @entity1 are discussed.

Presence of a @entity235 reduces subjective but not physiological stress responses to an analog XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'human', 'people', 'Participants', 'person'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['stress disorder'] @entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['Dogs', 'dog', 'dogs'] @entity1005 :: ('MESH:D013313', 'Disease') :: ['PTSD'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['trauma']
