Pan Chen, Shu-Ying Rao, Wei Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Jiang, Yifan Xiang, Nicole Xun Xiang, Yan-Zhang Li, Han-Yu Zhu, Zhaohui Su, Teris Cheung, Qinge Zhang, Chee H Ng, Yu-Tao Xiang
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Controversy remains about the difference in mental health status among children and adolescents between one-child and multichild families in China. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis of studies comparing mental health status between both groups and explored their potential moderating factors. RECENT FINDINGS: Totally, 113 eligible studies encompassing 237 899 participants (one-child families: 83 125; multichild families: 154 774) were included...
February 27, 2024: Current Opinion in Psychiatry