"Parents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D010290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Step-Parents- Step-Parents
- Step Parents
- Step-Parent
- Stepparent
- Stepparents
Parental Age- Parental Age
- Age, Parental
- Ages, Parental
- Parental Ages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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Engaging Parents of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Shared Decision-Making for Hydroxyurea: The ENGAGE-HU Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 May; 72(5):e31639.
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Emotion-related Processes Between Parents and Adolescents: Evidence for Bidirectional Effects over Time. J Genet Psychol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 185(6):489-503.
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Adolescent Peer Relationship Difficulties, Prosociality, and Parental Emotion Socialization: Moderating Roles of Adolescent Gender. J Genet Psychol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 186(1):39-55.
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Motivation to Abstain from Drinking as a Moderator of Associations Between Parent and Offspring Problem Drinking. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(10):1537-1545.
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Lexical Alignment is Pervasive Across Contexts in Non-WEIRD Adult-Child Interactions. Cogn Sci. 2024 03; 48(3):e13417.
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Sleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent-Child Sleep Interactions. Behav Sleep Med. 2024 Jul-Aug; 22(4):472-487.
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Exploring Factors Associated With Accelerometer Validity Among Ethnically Diverse Toddlers. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2024 May 01; 36(2):66-74.
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Development of the University of Houston near work, environment, activity, and refraction (UH NEAR) survey for myopia. Clin Exp Optom. 2024 Jul; 107(5):544-557.
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Is there intergenerational continuity in early life experiences? Findings from the Harvard Study of Adult Development. J Fam Psychol. 2023 Dec; 37(8):1123-1136.
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Parental drinking and observations of parent-child problem-solving discussions: Do drinking motives matter? J Fam Psychol. 2023 Oct; 37(7):993-1004.