Parents

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
Concept/Terms	Parents Parents Parent Parenthood Status Parenthood Status Status, Parenthood Step-Parents Step-Parents Step Parents Step-Parent Stepparent Stepparents Parental Age Parental Age Age, Parental Ages, Parental Parental Ages

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Parents".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Nuclear Family [F01.829.263.500]
Parents [F01.829.263.500.320]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Nuclear Family [I01.880.853.150.500]
Parents [I01.880.853.150.500.340]
Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Parents [M01.620]

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Bar chart showing 313 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	4	4
2003	1	2	3
2004	5	5	10
2005	2	2	4
2006	3	3	6
2007	2	2	4
2008	6	1	7
2009	6	7	13
2010	3	7	10
2011	6	5	11
2012	10	9	19
2013	4	4	8
2014	14	9	23
2015	13	5	18
2016	17	8	25
2017	10	6	16
2018	17	6	23
2019	12	9	21
2020	7	11	18
2021	0	11	11
2022	1	7	8
2023	5	12	17
2024	4	9	13
2025	12	4	16
2026	3	0	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.

Dontha M, Chitty TC, Waddell JT, Kemp EC, Patel H, Pelham WE. Trends in cannabis use and cannabis use disorder among parents in the U.S., 2012-2024. Addict Behav. 2026 Aug; 179:108654.

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Flores DD, Webster J, Casison A, Agudo A, Choi SK, Bond K, McGaughey G. Supporting parents of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth: Considerations for health intervention development. Nurs Outlook. 2026 Mar-Apr; 74(2):102677.

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Nevill T, Blackmore AM, Keeley J, Yeap Z, Lindly O, Schippers A, Collins R, Langdon K, Mills J, Abbott A, Downs J, Skoss R. Healthcare SAVVI: Exploring health literacy and parents' experiences in supporting the health of children with intellectual disability. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Apr; 145:109481.

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Michel A, Glauberman G, Zimet G, Fontenot HB. Parental Attitudes and Decision Making Toward Routinely Recommended Adolescent Vaccinations: A Qualitative Study Conducted After COVID-19 Vaccine Availability. J Pediatr Health Care. 2026 May-Jun; 40(3):e48-e59.

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Boutelle KN, Eichen DM, Manzano M, Crespo NC, Rivera-I?iguez I, Castro E, Strong DR, Newell I, Reed K, Marquez B, Rhee KE. Design of the FRESH-LC study: Caregivers as the agent of change for childhood obesity and chronic disease risk among Latino families. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Feb; 161:108191.

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Coad S, Liebermann EJ, Lim E, Matsunaga M, Zimet G, Fontenot HB. Does changing the routinely recommended age for HPV vaccination change parental thoughts about vaccinating their adolescent: A mixed-methods analysis. Vaccine. 2026 Jan 25; 71:128080.

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Schulze EM, Schwarz-Torres JC, Kemp EC, Patel H, Pelham WE. On the Measurement and Conceptualization of Parental Rules. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2025 12; 53(12):1935-1952.

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Edgar EV, Testa K, Ramirez B, Cannistraci RA, Todd JT, Bahrick LE. Parent Well-Being and Language Input Predict Child Face-Voice Matching and Expressive Language Outcomes. Infant Behav Dev. 2026 Mar; 82:102163.

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Hunter KE, Nguyen D, Libesman S, Williams JG, Aberoumand M, Aagerup J, Johnson BJ, Golley RK, Barba A, Sotiropoulos JX, Shrestha N, Palacios T, Pryde SJ, Wolfenden L, Taylor RW, Godolphin PJ, Matvienko-Sikar K, Sanders LM, Robledo KP, Brown V, Wood CT, Taki S, Yin HS, Hayes AJ, O'Connor DA, Smith W, Espinoza DE, Askie L, Chadwick PM, Rissel C, Webster AC, Hesketh KD, Bryant M, Thomson JL, Lakshman R, Fiks AG, Helle C, Odar Stough C, Ong KK, Perrin EM, Karssen L, Larsen JK, Linares AM, Messito MJ, Wen LM, Oken E, ?verby NC, Palacios C, Paul IM, Rasmussen FE, Reifsnider EA, Rothman RL, Byrne RA, Rybak TM, Salvy SJ, Wasser HM, Thompson AL, Ghaderi A, Taylor BJ, Maffeis C, Xu H, Savage JS, Joshipura KJ, de la Haye K, R?ed M, Copsey B, Golova N, Gross RS, Anzman-Frasca S, Banna J, Baur LA, Seidler AL. Parent-focused behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity (TOPCHILD): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet. 2025 Sep 20; 406(10509):1235-1254.

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Assari S, Osooli M, Ohlsson H, Sundquist J, Sundquist K. Immigrants' diminished protective effects of parental education and employment on youth mood disorders in Sweden. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 20; 25(1):800.

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