Structured puppy video viewing improves physiological and psychological stress responses in office workers.

StudyFrontiers in public health· 2026

Structured puppy video viewing improves physiological and psychological stress responses in office workers.

Sang Gi Kwak, Yoon Joo Shin, Won Guk Kang … Young Hwan Song

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Occupational & Environmental MedicineStudyClinical practiceQ1IF 4.0

Systolic blood pressure fell 6.65 mmHg after puppy videos in elevated-blood pressure office workers.

Structured puppy video viewing improves physiological and psychological stress responses in office workers.

Sang Gi Kwak … Young Hwan Song

Frontiers in public health · 2026 · Q1 in Public Health

Background

Psychological stress impairs both mental health and physiological function, making it a major occupational health risk for office workers.

Purpose

This study investigated whether structured puppy video viewing improves stress responses and compared outcomes between normal blood pressure (blood pressure) and elevated blood pressure office workers.

Methods

Sixty-six participants (36 for normal blood pressure, 30 for elevated blood pressure) took part in a non-randomized pre-post intervention, viewing structured puppy videos for 15 min.

Results

puppy videos lowered systolic pressure more in office workers with elevated blood pressure

3.16mmHg

Normal BP (SBP Δ)

6.65mmHg

Elevated BP (SBP Δ)

More results

In normal blood pressure group, SBP decreased by 3.16 mmHg ( p = 0.002), pulse rate by 2.76 bpm ( p < 0.001), STAI-S by 6.64 points ( p < 0.001), and Total Mood Disturbance by 7.92 points ( p < 0.001) after viewing the video.

More results

When comparing between normal and elevated blood pressure groups, SBP and DBP were decreased more in the elevated blood pressure participants ( p < 0.049, and p < 0.001, respectively).

Overall, structured puppy video viewing significantly alleviated both physiological and psychological stress.

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Conclusion

DISCUSSION: These findings suggest its potential as a scalable, non-pharmacological approach to support workplace stress management.

Structured puppy video viewing improves physiological and psychological stress responses in office workers.

Structured puppy video viewing improves physiological and psychological stress responses in office workers.

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