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Animal-assisted activities and the well-being of university students Katya Patterson (18978479) Other psychology not elsewhere classified Well-being Students University Animal-assisted activities (AAA) University students SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing <p dir="ltr">This research explored the impact of animal-assisted activities on the well-being of university students in South Africa. A mixed-methods design was employed, incorporating a quantitative pre-posttest design alongside qualitative semi-structured interviews. The study examined participants’ experiences of interacting with AAA and their perceived effects on well-being within a university context. For the quantitative phase of this study a cross-sectional comparative design was used, with group assignments determined ex post facto. Students who attended the AAA sessions on campus and completed both the pre- and post-tests formed the experimental group (n = 80), while students who completed the pre-test and post-test but did not attend the AAA session formed the control group (n = 40).</p> 2026-05-13T14:17:12Z Dataset Dataset 10.25403/UPresearchdata.32252529.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Animal-assisted_activities_and_the_well-being_of_university_students/32252529 CC BY 4.0 Open Access after 2028-05-12