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Article: Efficacy of a multicomponent intervention with animal-assisted therapy for socially withdrawn youth in Hong Kong

TitleEfficacy of a multicomponent intervention with animal-assisted therapy for socially withdrawn youth in Hong Kong
Authors
Keywordshikikomori
socially withdrawn youth
animal-assisted therapy
multicomponent program
Hong Kong
Issue Date2019
PublisherBrill. The Journal's web site is located at https://brill.com/view/journals/soan/soan-overview.xml
Citation
Society & Animals, 2019, v. 27 n. 5-6, p. 614-627 How to Cite?
AbstractThis is an evaluation study of a pilot multicomponent program with animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for socially withdrawn youth with or without mental health problems in Hong Kong. There were fifty-six participants. Decreased level of social anxiety, and increased levels of perceived employability and self-esteem across two withdrawn groups were observed. When comparing those who did and did not receive the AAT component(s), however, AAT did not seem to have additional impacts on outcomes. The qualitative data collected through interviews with ten participants reflected that the AAT component was attractive because the nonhuman animals made them feel respected and loved. This pilot study showed that a multicomponent program with a case management model correlated with increased levels of self-esteem and perceived employability, and a decreased level of social interaction anxiety. In addition, using nonhuman animals in a social service setting appears to be a good strategy to engage difficult-to-engage young people.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/294150
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 0.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.169
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dc.contributor.authorWong, PWC-
dc.contributor.authorYu, RWM-
dc.contributor.authorLi, TMH-
dc.contributor.authorLai, SLH-
dc.contributor.authorNg, HYH-
dc.contributor.authorFan, WTW-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T08:27:05Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-23T08:27:05Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationSociety & Animals, 2019, v. 27 n. 5-6, p. 614-627-
dc.identifier.issn1063-1119-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/294150-
dc.description.abstractThis is an evaluation study of a pilot multicomponent program with animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for socially withdrawn youth with or without mental health problems in Hong Kong. There were fifty-six participants. Decreased level of social anxiety, and increased levels of perceived employability and self-esteem across two withdrawn groups were observed. When comparing those who did and did not receive the AAT component(s), however, AAT did not seem to have additional impacts on outcomes. The qualitative data collected through interviews with ten participants reflected that the AAT component was attractive because the nonhuman animals made them feel respected and loved. This pilot study showed that a multicomponent program with a case management model correlated with increased levels of self-esteem and perceived employability, and a decreased level of social interaction anxiety. In addition, using nonhuman animals in a social service setting appears to be a good strategy to engage difficult-to-engage young people.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherBrill. The Journal's web site is located at https://brill.com/view/journals/soan/soan-overview.xml-
dc.relation.ispartofSociety & Animals-
dc.subjecthikikomori-
dc.subjectsocially withdrawn youth-
dc.subjectanimal-assisted therapy-
dc.subjectmulticomponent program-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.titleEfficacy of a multicomponent intervention with animal-assisted therapy for socially withdrawn youth in Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailWong, PWC: paulw@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailYu, RWM: yuwaiman@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityWong, PWC=rp00591-
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dc.identifier.hkuros319078-
dc.identifier.volume27-
dc.identifier.issue5-6-
dc.identifier.spage614-
dc.identifier.epage627-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000491130800008-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-
dc.identifier.issnl1063-1119-

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