{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Gonzalez L"],"funding":["FISABIO","Ministerio de Universidades","annual agreements with the municipalities of the study area","HSRD VA","Provincial Government of Gipuzkoa","Conselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport","Department of Health of the Basque Government","UE","Generalitat de Catalunya-AGAUR","Generalitat de Catalunya","Generalitat de Catalunya-CIRIT","MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033","Instituto de Salud Carlos III","EU Comission","Consejo General de Enfermería","Fundación Alicia Koplowitz"],"pagination":["1003-1016"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12578733"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["21(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to explore associations between the presence of pets at one and 4-5 years of age with internalizing and externalizing problems at 7-8 years.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants comprised 1893 families from the INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) project. Information was collected on the presence of (1) any pet, (2) dogs, (3) cats, (4) birds or (5) other animals. Pet ownership was categorized as never, always, only at age 1 and only at age 4-5. Internalizing and externalizing problems were measured at ages 7-8 years through the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, a Likert questionnaire on children's behavioural and emotional symptoms. Negative binomial regression models and Tukey's multiple comparison tests were used to analyse data sets. Five sensitivity analyses wer"],"journal":["World journal of pediatrics : WJP"],"pubmed_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."],"pmcid":["PMC12578733"],"funding_grant_id":["Miguel Servet-FEDER (MS11/00178","PI13/1944","PI18/01142","PI11/02591","MSII16/00051","PI11/02038","PI16/1288","PI06/0867","PI13/2032","Beasain)","PI04/1509","PI12/00610","MS15/00025","AICO 2020/285","Grant CEX2023-0001290-S","PI14/00891","CERCA Program","MS20/0006)","PI13/02187","PI09/02311","BEST/2020/059","2018111086","CB06/02/0041","Margarita Salas Grant MS21-133","Urretxu","Red INMA G03/176 G03/176","PI17/00663","cod 101136566","AICO/2021/182","(Zumarraga","DFG08/001","PI06/1213","2009111069","Azkoitia","PI08/1151","PI18/00909","PNI22_CGE45","Azpeitia","PI18/01237","PI09/00090","PI13/02429","FIS-FEDER: PI03/1615","CIAICO/2021/132","Sara Borrell (CD23/00090 [co-financed by the European Union]","2009 SGR 501","CIDEGENT/2019/064","FIS-PI04/2018","PI14/01687","1999SGR 00241","incl. FEDER funds","UGP 15-230","UGP-15-244","2005111093","261357","2013111089","Legazpi","UGP-15-249","FP7-ENV-2011 cod 282957; HEALTH.2010.2.4.5-1","PI19/1338","cod 874583;","PI11/01007","TPR 15-230","2017","DFG15/221","PI04/1436","P 23/1578","2015111065","DFG 89/17","DFG06/002"],"pubmed_authors":["Sarzo B","Santa-Marina L","Tardon A","Rebagliato M","Guxens M","Andiarena A","Estarlich M","Gonzalez L","Rodriguez-Dehli C","Julvez J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"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.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to explore associations between the presence of pets at one and 4-5 years of age with internalizing and externalizing problems at 7-8 years.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants comprised 1893 families from the INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) project. Information was collected on the presence of (1) any pet, (2) dogs, (3) cats, (4) birds or (5) other animals. Pet ownership was categorized as never, always, only at age 1 and only at age 4-5. Internalizing and externalizing problems were measured at ages 7-8 years through the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, a Likert questionnaire on children's behavioural and emotional symptoms. Negative binomial regression models and Tukey's multiple comparison tests were used to analyse data sets. Five sensitivity analyses wer","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Oct","modification":"2026-06-05T10:38:21.28Z","creation":"2026-05-16T03:08:02.427Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12578733","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41045339"],"doi":["10.1007/s12519-025-00942-2"]}}