Literary literacy and mental health in contemporary China: evidence from the China family panel studies
Hang Shi · 2026
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Description
Hang Shi studies whether literary literacy, a blend of reading habits and language skill, ties to mental health in adults in China. Mental health problems carry a heavy social and cost burden there, yet culture based resources get little study. His 2026 paper draws on a large national family survey.
The data hold 114,448 person wave records from six survey rounds between 2010 and 2022. Shi built a score from reading activity and language skill, set apart from schooling and family background. In weighted models, a one step rise in the score tied to a small gain in mental health. Within person change gave a weaker tie. Language skill drove the link more than reading time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hang Shi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |