Evaluating Student Stress in an Animal Science Course with Unsupervised Livestock Experience
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| Title: | Evaluating Student Stress in an Animal Science Course with Unsupervised Livestock Experience |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jayden L. Lawrence, Marley M. Knowles, Justin Rickard, Drew W. Lugar |
| Source: | NACTA Journal. 2025 69:34-42. |
| Availability: | North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. 1014 6th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701. Tel: 208-957-7001; e-mail: support@nacta.org; Web site: https://nactateachers.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Education, Anxiety, Animals, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience |
| Geographic Terms: | Illinois |
| ISSN: | 0149-4910 |
| Abstract: | In recent years, Animal Science demographics have been shifting from many students having an abundance of animal experience towards a majority of students having little to no prior animal experience. It's important to note this demographic shift and to consider how this shift could be impacting student mental health. Throughout a semester long parturition management course with unsupervised animal experiences, physiological and psychological stress data were collected along with student demographic data and prior animal experience levels (novice, beginner, mid-level, and advanced). Participant experience level played a role in psychological stress where students of different levels had differing levels of stress. Similarly, student experience level effected their physiological stress where students in the second lowest categorization of animal experience tended to have a lower stress than those in the next, more experienced category. All other demographic variables were not different for both psychological and physiological stress. Future studies should investigate student stress in introductory animal courses to better understand their initial stress when working with animals at the collegiate level. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1470308 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In recent years, Animal Science demographics have been shifting from many students having an abundance of animal experience towards a majority of students having little to no prior animal experience. It's important to note this demographic shift and to consider how this shift could be impacting student mental health. Throughout a semester long parturition management course with unsupervised animal experiences, physiological and psychological stress data were collected along with student demographic data and prior animal experience levels (novice, beginner, mid-level, and advanced). Participant experience level played a role in psychological stress where students of different levels had differing levels of stress. Similarly, student experience level effected their physiological stress where students in the second lowest categorization of animal experience tended to have a lower stress than those in the next, more experienced category. All other demographic variables were not different for both psychological and physiological stress. Future studies should investigate student stress in introductory animal courses to better understand their initial stress when working with animals at the collegiate level. |
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| ISSN: | 0149-4910 |
