Does grandparental care play a role in Chinese children’s self-control? Evidence from meta-analyses.

< .001). These findings are largely invariant across child gender, child age, study design, and the quality of article. Theoretically, this study broadens our understanding of the ecological underpinnings of child self-control. Practically, the findings underscore the importance of improving grandparents' positive rearing behavior and forging harmonious coparenting relationships between grandparents and parents to nurture Chinese children's self-control. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).