Mental health status among children and adolescents in one-child and multichild families : a meta-analysis of comparative studies

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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. The pooled SMD of SCL-90 total score was -0.115 [95% confidence interval (95% CI): -0.152; -0.078; I2  = 86.9%]. Specifically, children and adolescents from one-child families exhibited lower scores in terms of somatization (SMD = -0.056; 95% CI: -0.087; -0.026), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (SMD = -0.116; 95% CI: -0.154; -0.079), interpersonal sensitivity (SMD = -0.140; 95% CI: -0.171; -0.109), depression (SMD = -0.123; 95% CI: -0.159; -0.088); anxiety (SMD = -0.121; 95% CI: -0.151; -0.092); phobic anxiety (SMD = -0.124; 95% CI: -0.166; -0.081); paranoid ideation (SMD = -0.040; 95% CI: -0.070; -0.009); and psychoticism (SMD = -0.119; 95% CI: -0.148; -0.089). Study publication year was significantly associated with differences in mental health status between both groups ( P  = 0.015).

SUMMARY: Children and adolescents from one-child families had better mental health status compared to those from multichild families in China. Future studies should investigate the underlying factors contributing to such mental health differences, and the potential interventions that could address these mental health problems.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in psychiatry - 37(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 147-161

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Pan [VerfasserIn]
Rao, Shu-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yuan-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Yifan [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Nicole Xun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yan-Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Han-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Su, Zhaohui [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Teris [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qinge [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Chee H [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Yu-Tao [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/YCO.0000000000000935

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369056140