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Interrelationships of caregiver mental health, parenting practices, and child development in rural China

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  • Zhong, Jingdong
  • Wang, Tianyi
  • He, Yang
  • Gao, Jingjing
  • Liu, Chengfang
  • Lai, Fang
  • Zhang, Liuxiu
  • Luo, Renfu

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Parenting practices are associated with early childhood development (ECD), and some evidences suggest that mental health might affect parenting practices. However, the interrelationships of mental health, parenting practices, and ECD outcomes have not yet been well documented in developing contexts like rural China.

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  • Zhong, Jingdong & Wang, Tianyi & He, Yang & Gao, Jingjing & Liu, Chengfang & Lai, Fang & Zhang, Liuxiu & Luo, Renfu, 2021. "Interrelationships of caregiver mental health, parenting practices, and child development in rural China," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:121:y:2021:i:c:s0190740920322775
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105855
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