Correction of school-based anxiety in primary schoolchildren by means of animal-assisted therapy

The article defines the role of animal-assisted therapy in the correction of school-based anxiety in primary schoolchildren. We reveal the concepts of «school-based anxiety» and «animal-assisted therapy», and present the results of school-based anxiety diagnosis in primary schoolchildren. The article substantiates the relevance of the correctional program aimed at reducing the school-based anxiety of primary schoolchildren by means of animal images. We present the results of statistical analysis, which confirm the effectiveness of using animal-assisted therapy in the correction of school-based anxiety in primary school-children.