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Aug 2026
Unveiling gender disparities in mental health among Chinese preschoolers: partial statistical mediation by parental overreactivity
Objectives This study aimed to examine whether parental overreactivity is associated with the relationship between child gender and mental health in preschool children, exploring potential pathways that may underlie observed gender-related disparities. Methods A total of 21,366 children aged 3–6 years were recruited th...
Zi-Yi Wang, Jia-Hua Liu, Hong-Li Sun et al.
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