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Inotherwords, ifyouwantyourchildtodowellonthegaokao, andinlife, getadog.
换句话说，如果想让你的孩子高考取得好成绩，成为人生赢家，那么赶快养只狗吧。
Dogsarenotjustforthekids. AreportinthejournalPsychologyTodayconcludedthatwhenapersonpettedadog “bloodpressurelowered, heartrateslowed, breathingbecamemoreregularandmuscletensionrelaxed--allofwhicharesignsofreducedstress.” TheAmericanJournalofCardiologyfoundthatpetownershaveasignificantlyhighersurvivalrateafterhavingaheartattackthanpeoplewhodon’townpets. Forolderpeople, “thelikelihoodthatthenon-petownerswouldendupbeingdiagnosedasclinicallydepressedwasfourtimeshigherthanthatfoundinthepet-owningpeopleofthesameage.” Elderlydogowners “requiredfewermedicalservicesandweremuchmoresatisfiedwiththeirlives.”
养狗不仅对孩子有好处。《今日心理学》的一篇报告指出，当人抚摸狗狗时，“血压会降低，心率会减慢，呼吸变得更规则，肌肉也会放松下来——所有迹象都表明你处于减压状态。”《美国心脏病学杂志》发现，在得了心脏病后，养宠物的人比不养宠物的人存活率明显高很多。对老年人来说，“不养宠物的人被诊断为临床抑郁症的可能性是同龄养宠物人的四倍”，养狗的老年人的医疗需求更少，对自己的生活更满意。