Impaired emotional development is a problem faced by children and this can negatively impact on function, development and readiness of their school. Exclusive breastfeeding can meet brain development needs that affect child development. This study aimed to determine correlation between exclusive breastfeeding and emotional development of children aged 48-60 months. This study used historical cohort.The subjects of this study were 7-12-month old infants living in area of Borobudur Primary Health, Central Java Province, Indonesia in 2011-2012. Independent variable of exclusive breastfeeding was when infants received only breast milk without any supplementary food or drink including water since birth until the age of 6 months. Data were obtained from medical records of children. The emotional development was assessed directly by using questionnaires on emotional and mental problems. Data analysis used cox regression. This study found that provision of exclusive breast feeding was evidently correlated with the child's emotional development. Infants who did not receive exclusive breastfeeding had 2.96 higher risk of having abnormal emotional development than infants who received exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding greatly influences emotional development of the children. Keywords: Children aged 48-60 months, emotional development, exclusive breastfeeding Abstrak Gangguan perkembangan emosional adalah masalah yang dihadapi anak-anak dan hal ini dapat berdampak negatif terhadap fungsi, perkembangan dan kesiapan sekolah mereka. Pemberian ASI eksklusif mampu memenuhi kebutuhan perkembangan otak yang memengaruhi perkembangan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pemberian ASI eksklusif dan perkembangan emosional anak usia 48-60 bulan. Penelitian ini menggunakan kohort historis. Subyek penelitian adalah bayi berusia 7-12 bulan yang tinggal di wilayah Puskesmas Borobudur, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Indonesia tahun 2011-2012. Variabel bebas pemberian ASI eksklusif adalah saat bayi hanya menerima ASI tanpa tambahan makanan atau minuman termasuk air sejak lahir sampai usia 6 bulan. Data diperoleh dari rekam medis anak. Perkembangan emosional dinilai langsung dengan menggunakan kuesioner mengenai masalah kejiwaan dan emosional. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan cox regression. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa pemberian ASI eksklusif terbukti berkorelasi dengan perkembangan emosional anak. Bayi yang tidak mendapatkan ASI eksklusif memiliki risiko lebih tinggi 2,96 kali mengalami perkembangan emosional abnormal dibandingkan bayi yang mendapatkan ASI eksklusif. ASI ekslusif berpengaruh besar terhadap perkembangan anak. Kata kunci: Anak usia 48-60 bulan, perkembangan emosi, ASI eksklusif
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