Pet Therapy
Pet Therapy
Pet Therapy
College of Nursing
A Research Paper
Presented to
In Partial Fulfillment
Of The Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Group 1
BSN III-OS
Submitted to:
March 2018
Arellano University
S.Y: 2017-2018
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
College is a stressful time for students especially 4th nursing students. They need to manage
their time between families, social, academics and RLE. Oftentimes, they spend ample amount of
time on their academics because they need to be at school for seven days. As a fourth year student,
they have a subject Course Audit which reviews the topics from level I to level IV. The hardship
of having a great amount of school works and a seven days schedule leaves the students a little
This stress can be compounded as college students are vulnerable to stress carryover, a
condition where stress experienced in one area of their life, whether at home, in a class, at work,
or with a roommate, can increase the stress in other areas (Pederson, 2012). The stress of college
Stress has a detrimental effect not only on the physio-psycho-social health of an individual
but as well-being as a whole. In addition, stress could trigger alcoholism, eating disorder, sleep
disorder, absenteeism and psychological disorder. It will not only affect their school performance
but other aspects of life as well. This study is about exploring the effectiveness of pet therapy in
helping the 4th year nursing students relieve or reduce their stress level.
Statement of the Problem
The main purpose of the study is to identify the effectiveness of pet therapy on stress levels
2. What are the different stressors encountered by 4th year nursing students at Arellano
3. Is there any significance relationship between pet therapy and stress level of 4th year
nursing students?
This study on effectiveness of pet therapy on stress will be able to help the school
counsellors and students. School counsellors usually helps out the students to manage
their problems and voice out their stressors. They will be able to recommend pet
therapy to relieve or reduce their stress. In addition, if students are aware about pet
therapy they will be able to try it and improve their coping skills on stress.