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      Diferencias en Estrés Percibido, Salud Mental y Física de acuerdo al Tipo de Relación Humano-Perro Translated title: Differences in Perceived Stress, Mental Health, and Physical Health according to Types of Human-Pet Dog Relationships

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          Con el propósito de evaluar si los niveles de estrés y salud percibidos difieren de acuerdo al tipo de relación entre el humano y el perro, así como de evaluar la correlación de estrés y salud percibidos con la frecuencia en que se realizan algunas actividades con el perro, se aplicaron cuestionarios de autoinforme a 247 voluntarios, dueños de al menos un perro. Los principales resultados muestran puntajes más bajos de estrés percibido y más altos de salud mental en quienes consideran a su perro miembro de la familia. Además, se encontraron correlaciones significativas entre entrenar al perro y el estrés y la salud mental; entre jugar con el perro y la vitalidad y la salud mental, y entre pasearlo y la vitalidad. Se concluye que quienes consideran al perro un miembro de la familia y realizan más actividades con él tienen más beneficios en su salud física y mental, y en el nivel de estrés percibido.

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          This study was carried out in order to assess whether the levels of perceived stress and health differed depending on types of human-pet dog relationships, and to evaluate the correlation between perceived stress and health and the frequency with which activities are carried out with the dogs. Self-report questionnaires were filled out by 247 volunteers owning at least one dog. The results show lower levels of perceived stress and higher levels of mental health in those individuals who consider the dog a member of the family. Furthermore, significant correlations were found between dog-training activities and stress and mental health, between playing with the dog and vitality and mental health, and between walking the dog and vitality. The conclusion was that those individuals who consider their dogs as members of the family and carry out more activities with them have better physical and mental health, as well as lower levels of perceived stress.

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                rcps
                Revista Colombiana de Psicología
                Rev. colomb. psicol.
                Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Departamento de Psicología (Bogotá )
                0121-5469
                June 2011
                : 20
                : 1
                : 75-86
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Mexico
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                S0121-54692011000100006
                e3ab32c3-cdcc-44a8-9da6-f0f0b459007b

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                mental health,estrés percibido,interacción humano-perro doméstico,salud física,salud mental,perceived stress,human-pet dog interaction,physical health

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