A study by Fisabio analyses how having animals in the early years of life can influence children's emotional development (IMAGE)
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In the image: Blanca Sarzo, Llúcia González, Marisa Estarlich and Marisa Rebagliato.
A research team from the INMA Project (Childhood and Environment), which includes professor Marisa Rebagliato from the Predepartmental Unit of Medicine at the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, has analysed how pet ownership during early childhood may be related to emotional and behavioural well-being in children. The results suggest that both the type of pet and the timing of coexistence may have different effects on emotional development.
The INMA Project, coordinated by the Spanish Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), is a Spanish multicentre cohort designed to study the impact of environmental factors (air, water, diet, surroundings) on child development. The study was conducted by researchers from Fisabio Foundation (Valencian Regional Ministry of Health), CIBERESP, Universitat de València, University of Oviedo, University of the Basque Country (EHU), Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), supported by Fundación “la Caixa”, and IIS Biogipuzkoa.
Published in the World Journal of Pediatrics under the title “Impact of pet ownership in early childhood at ages 1 and 4–5 years on mental health at ages 7–8: findings from the INMA project”, the study analysed data from 1,893 Spanish families from the Valencia, Sabadell, Asturias, and Gipuzkoa cohorts.
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