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However, research on the relation between emotional and behavioral problems during preschool years and subsequent asthma is lacking. We aimed to estimate the association between emotional and behavioral problems during preschool years and the risk of subsequent asthma among children in Sweden. In this longitudinal cohort study, we used data on children (n\u2009=\u20096269), 3\u20135\u2009years of age, whose mothers, fathers and\/or preschool teachers had responded to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for assessment of emotional and behavioral problems, and who were followed for a mean of 7\u2009years with regard to asthma diagnoses collected from the National Patient Register. Children identified with emotional symptoms as rated by mothers (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.65, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21\u20132.25), fathers (HR: 1.50, 95% CI 1.09\u20132.07) and preschool teachers (HR: 1.55, 95% CI 1.09\u20132.23) during the preschool years had an increased risk of asthma, compared to children with no emotional symptoms. Conduct problems, peer-relationship problems, and hyperactivity\/inattention were not associated with the risk of asthma. Emotional symptoms during preschool years were associated with an increased risk of subsequent asthma. If our findings are replicated by future studies, children with emotional symptoms during preschool years might benefit from interventions targeting both psychological and somatic aspects of asthma.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurpub\/ckaf187","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,1]],"date-time":"2025-10-01T12:11:14Z","timestamp":1759320674000},"page":"98-106","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Emotional and behavioral problems during preschool years and risk of asthma among children"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Natalie","family":"Durbeej","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Child Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University , Uppsala,","place":["Sweden"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anton","family":"Dahlberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Child Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University , Uppsala,","place":["Sweden"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sena","family":"Yildirim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Child Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University , Uppsala,","place":["Sweden"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Helena","family":"Fabian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Child Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University , Uppsala,","place":["Sweden"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Krisztina D","family":"L\u00e1szl\u00f3","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University , Uppsala,","place":["Sweden"]},{"name":"Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm,","place":["Sweden"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026021717523401400_ckaf187-B1","first-page":"76","article-title":"Identification of preschool children with mental health problems in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"29","author":"Charach","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry"},{"key":"2026021717523401400_ckaf187-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"313","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469-7610.2006.01618.x","article-title":"Common emotional and behavioral disorders in preschool children: presentation, nosology, and epidemiology","volume":"47","author":"Egger","year":"2006","journal-title":"J Child Psychol Psychiatry"},{"key":"2026021717523401400_ckaf187-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e20163025","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2016-3025","article-title":"Addressing early childhood emotional and behavioral problems","volume":"138","author":"Gleason","year":"2016","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"2026021717523401400_ckaf187-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.5409\/wjcp.v7.i1.9","article-title":"Behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood: a brief overview for paediatricians","volume":"7","author":"Ogundele","year":"2018","journal-title":"World J Clin Pediatr"},{"key":"2026021717523401400_ckaf187-B5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"673","DOI":"10.1017\/S0954579408000333","article-title":"Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes","volume":"20","author":"Odgers","year":"2008","journal-title":"Dev Psychopathol"},{"key":"2026021717523401400_ckaf187-B6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"301","DOI":"10.1017\/S0033291708003504","article-title":"Do mental health problems in childhood predict chronic physical conditions among males in early adulthood? 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