• Junhua Zhang, Yu Zhang, and Fang Xu.
• School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jun 5; 99 (23): e20592e20592.

BackgroundExisting literature shows several discrepancies in parenting style between urban and rural China, but conclusions are confusing. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis is to consider these inconsistencies and explore the influences of several moderator variables.MethodsLiterature search will be conducted on PubMed, OVID, the Web of Knowledge, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan fang and Chongqing VIP database without language/date/type of document restrictions. The Software Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 3.0 will be used to compare all the selected articles. Moreover, study quality was assessed with a checklist.Method And AnalysisLiterature search will be conducted on PubMed, OVID, the Web of Knowledge, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan fang and Chongqing VIP database without language/date/type of document restrictions. We will use Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software to conduct main meta-analysis. The primary outcomes are scores/subscores measured by the Chinese version of Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran, Parental Bonding Instrument, and any other questionnaires including parenting style.Ethics And DisseminationNot needed because no data will be collected.Trials Registration NumberINPLASY202050010.

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