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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2021.12.0.045

Study on the Effects of the Healing Programs Using Emotional Insects - Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) Case -  

Kim, So-Yun (Industrial Insect and Sericulture Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Ji, Sangmin (Industrial Insect and Sericulture Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Kim, Wontae (Industrial Insect and Sericulture Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
Song, Jeong-Hun (Industrial Insect and Sericulture Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.61, no.2, 2022 , pp. 283-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the psychological effect of the emotional insect-assisted healing program on the stress experienced by 43 children in a community child center. Silkworm (Bombyx mori [Linnaeus]) was used in the healing programs, and the stress was measured using salivary alpha-amylase levels. Saliva samples and a survey on insect preference were collected before and after the healing programs, respectively. After the program, the satisfaction score for participation was evaluated. Results indicate that the emotional insect-assisted healing programs led to statistically significant lowering of salivary alpha-amylase levels and increased the preference for insects. The children's satisfaction in the healing program activities using silkworms was 4.23 points out of 5.
Keywords
Emotional insect; Bombyx mori (Linnaeus); Healing Program; Healing Effect; Salivary Alpha-amylase;
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