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Positive parenting

Intervention

2 papers study it2 findings

Across all fields, 2 papers: 1 trial in people, 1 review

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Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Human trial1

Associations

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Telomere length

upin humans2

2 studies

  1. Positive parenting is associated with telomere length in humans (r = .16, 95% CI [.11, .20]).

    “revealed a significant association between positive parenting and offspring's longer TL (r = .16, 95% CI [.11, .20]).”

    Reviewn = 3,599

    The association between parenting quality and offspring's biological aging evaluated by telomere length: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Development and psychopathology

  2. Positive parenting is associated with telomere length in humans.

    “Also, positive parenting was associated with longer TL in children.”

    HumansChildren from divorced familiesn = 41

    Examining the influence of adversity, family contexts, and a family-based intervention on parent and child telomere length

    European journal of psychotraumatology

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