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Findings
Key Findings
Life exposes us to various physical and social factors that shape our well-being, and each person responds to these influences uniquely. The Equal-Life project zeroes in on how these exposures impact children's mental health and cognitive development, focusing on the factors that matter most at each stage of growing up.
This page explores the project’s key findings, backed by our research. Discover how specific exposures influence developmental milestones in childhood and adolescence, and gain insights into the targeted outcomes we’ve prioritized to understand the broader impact on well-being.
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ADHD and Autism
Pre-perinatal exposure in connection with ADHD and Autism, revealed that physical variables raked higher (being more important), than social exposome. Low birth weight is indicated as a mediator in these relationships.
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Cognitive development - Selective attention
Analysing social and physical exposome at pre/perinatal and 0-3, years of age indicate mainly a relationship with indicators of the physical dimension
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Internalising and externalising behaviors
When analysing exposures in 7-12 years of age in relation to Internalising and externalizing behaviors measured by SDQ-scores both social dimension variables on individual and municipality levels rated as important, as well as variables on buit up area, urban density and greenspace within the physical dimension.
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Wellbeing, Life Satisfaction,
Happiness and Prosocial behavior
Exposures in 7-12 years old in assocation with wellbeing, life satisfaction, happiness and prosocial behavior indicate an association with the physical built up area and road network as well as green space. Voter participation in the municipality also rated as important.