The impact of a dog-facilitated mobile physical activity intervention on children's social–emotional development: a randomized controlled trial.
Background Dog ownership has been suggested to be positively associated with children's physical, social, and emotional development. This study investigated the effect of a mobile health dog-facilitated physical activity intervention on young children's social–emotional development and attachment to...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 144 - 154 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2026
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=192479605&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 192479605 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17413842 1CA0 jtl: Journal of Public Health issn: 17413842 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 48 iid: 1 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 192479605 192479605 192479605 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf142 192479605 ppf: 144 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: The impact of a dog-facilitated mobile physical activity intervention on children's social–emotional development: a randomized controlled trial. aug: au: Ng, Michelle Adams, Emma K Murray, Kevin Westgarth, Carri Christian, Hayley affil: The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia sug: subj: Physical Activity Psychosocial Factors Child Development Pet Therapy Dogs Telehealth Psychological Well-Being Empathy Self Regulation Emotions Social Behavior Attachment Behavior Treatment Outcomes Human Male Female Child Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Comparative Studies Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software After Care Child Behavior Child Psychology Social Determinants of Health Emotional Regulation Child Health Questionnaires Checklists Scales Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Background Dog ownership has been suggested to be positively associated with children's physical, social, and emotional development. This study investigated the effect of a mobile health dog-facilitated physical activity intervention on young children's social–emotional development and attachment to the family dog. Methods 150 five- to ten-year-olds with a family dog(s) participated in the PLAYCE ('PLAY Spaces and Environments for Children's Physical Activity')—PAWS study, a three-armed randomized controlled trial. Children were randomized into either the SMS-only, SMS + pedometer, or control group for four-weeks. Parents reported children's social–emotional development (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), empathy (Young Children's Empathy Measure), self-regulation (Fast Track Project Child Behavior Questionnaire), and attachment to the dog (Dogs and Physical Activity Tool). Linear mixed effects models examined intervention effects at one- and three-month follow-up. Results There were no significant differences observed between intervention and control groups at one- or three-month follow-up for social–emotional development, empathy, self-regulation, or attachment to the dog (all P -values > 0.05). Conclusions Larger interventions encouraging children to be physically active with their dog are required to confirm these findings and the impact of dog-facilitated physical activity interventions on child and family health and development outcomes. Longer intervention and follow-up periods are also needed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|