Yuan Fang

• Poornikoo, Mehdi; Fang, Yuan; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Klomstén, Anne Torhild; Folstad, Siri Hausland & Edvoll, Maud [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2026). The Effect of School Resources on Student Mental Health under the Norwegian Curriculum Reform. Open Science Framework (OSF). doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/SCA53. Full text in Research Archive
• Edvoll, Maud Clemson; Poornikoo, Mehdi; Klomstén, Anne Torhild; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Ystrom, Eivind & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2026). OSF Embargoed Preregistrering; A Norwegian School Reform: The Effects of ‘Health and Life Skills’ for the Socioemotional School Climate. Open Science Framework (OSF). doi: https:/osf.io/tfrqu/overview. Full text in Research Archive
• Edvoll, Maud Clemson; Folstad, Siri Hausland; Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem; Poornikoo, Mehdi; Fang, Yuan & Ystrøm, Eivind [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2026). A Norwegian curriculum reform: Effects for 10th graders’ academic performance. Studies in Educational Evaluation. ISSN 0191-491X. 89. doi: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2026.101616. Full text in Research Archive
• Tamnes, Christian K.; Bekkhus, Mona; Eilertsen, Maja; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Prydz, Monica Beer & Ystrom, Eivind [Show all 63 contributors for this article] (2025). The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being. Nature Human Behaviour. 9(12), p. 2431–2440. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02319-x. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang-Stavem, Fei; Fang, Yuan; Chen, Guobing; Wang, He-Ling; Zhang, Jianying & Wu, Chenkai [Show all 36 contributors for this article] (2025). Adapting health, economic and social policies to address population aging in China. Nature Aging. 5, p. 2176–2187. doi: 10.1038/s43587-025-00999-8. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Despite its rapid economic rise over the past four decades, China now grapples with the challenge of accommodating and supporting its expanding aging population. In 2020, 18% of its population were over age 60, and 2.5% were over age 80, projected to rise to 39% and 10%, respectively, by 2050. This demographic shift places China at the forefront of diverse individual, familial and societal challenges. Here, we review these challenges in the context of emerging breakthroughs in basic and translational research, shifts in healthcare paradigms, evolving socioeconomic and political dynamics, and policy innovations. We synthesize China’s current policies toward promoting healthy longevity in the general population, focusing on social health insurance, long-term care insurance, community and home-based care and palliative care, as well as gerontological research, public health prevention, nutritional and medical interventions, while identifying strengths and gaps. Finally, we propose suggestions to promote a more inclusive, resilient and happier aging society within China’s distinctive sociopolitical and cultural context. China’s dramatic demographic shift toward population aging raises challenges at the individual, familial and societal levels. Fang et al. review these challenges and emerging policies designed to promote healthy longevity in China.

• Edvoll, Maud Clemson; Folstad, Siri Hausland; Fang, Yuan; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar; Ystrom, Eivind & Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). OSF preregistration: A Norwegian School Reform: The Effects of a National Curricular Change on Children’s Academic Performance. Open Science Framework (OSF). doi: https:/osf.io/e4m8c/overview?view_only=f20402d677fe4e798c1480ba6049edca. Full text in Research Archive
• Tamnes, Christian K.; Bekkhus, Mona; Eilertsen, Maja; Nes, Ragnhild B.; Prydz, Monica Beer & Ystrom, Eivind [Show all 63 contributors for this article] (2024). The nature of the relation between mental illbeing and wellbeing. Nature Human Behaviour. 9, p. 2431–2440. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/9jk2x. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Research on mental health has traditionally separated the study of illbeing—disorder and problems—and wellbeing—life satisfaction and positive affect. While previous reviews of studies primarily employing self-report scales indicate that illbeing and wellbeing are distinct yet interconnected constructs, a deeper examination of their relationship is lacking. This perspective article from the PROMENTA Research Center offers a review and synthesis of findings on the joint and distinct nature of illbeing and wellbeing across multiple levels of analysis. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, we integrate genetic, biological, developmental, psychosocial, societal, cultural, and intervention-based perspectives. Our review reveals substantial genetic overlap and some similar biological underpinnings for illbeing and wellbeing. In contrast, environmental factors and societal changes often have divergent impacts. We propose that future research should systematically assess both positive and negative aspects of mental health to discern their shared and unique determinants, predictors, mechanisms, and consequences.

• Wang, Kan; Fang, Yuan; Zheng, Ruizhi; Zhao, Xuan; Wang, Siyu & Lu, Jieli [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). Associations of socioeconomic status and healthy lifestyle with incident dementia and cognitive decline: two prospective cohort studies. EClinicalMedicine. 76. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102831. Full text in Research Archive
• Korenhof, Sophie; Fang, Yuan; Luo, Jie; Cammen, Tischa J. M. van der; Raat, Hein & Grieken, Amy van (2024). Monitoring the Well-Being of Older People by Energy Usage Patterns: Systematic Review of the Literature and Evidence Synthesis. In Wu, Jing & Liu, Chunrong (Ed.), Aged care in context and across disciplines : China and Nordic regions in focus. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISSN 9781036414238. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan; Grieken, Amy van; Windhorst, Dafna; Fierloos, Irene; Jonkman, Harrie & Hosman, Clemens [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Longitudinal associations between parent, child, family factors and dyssomnias in children from birth to 8 years: The CIKEO study. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2023). The association between perceived social support and parenting self-efficacy among parents of children aged 0–8 years. BMC Public Health. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan; Luo, Jie; Grieken, Amy van & Raat, Hein (2022). Parent, child, and situational factors associated with parenting stress: a systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. ISSN 1018-8827. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2021). Factors associated with parenting self‐efficacy: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. ISSN 0309-2402. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2021). Parental, child and socio-contextual factors associated with parenting self-efficacy among parents of children aged 0–7 years old: the CIKEO study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. ISSN 0933-7954. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2018). Cancer risk in Chinese diabetes patients: a retrospective cohort study based on management data. Endocrine Connections. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2017). Incidence of breast cancer in Chinese women exposed to the 1959–1961 great Chinese famine. BMC Cancer. Full text in Research Archive

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• Fang, Yuan; Ystrom, Eivind; Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem; Edvoll, Maud Clemson; Folstad, Siri Hausland & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2026). Socioeconomic Differences in Student Mental Health Following a Nationwide Curriculum Reform. Full text in Research Archive
• Edvoll, Maud Clemson; Folstad, Siri Hausland; Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem; Poornikoo, Mehdi; Fang, Yuan & Ystrom, Eivind [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2026). Conference poster; A Norwegian curriculum reform: Effects for 10th graders’ academic performance. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2025). Adapting health, economic and social policies to address population aging in China. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Despite its rapid economic rise over the past four decades, China now grapples with the challenge of accommodating and supporting its expanding aging population. In 2020, 18% of its population were over age 60, and 2.5% were over age 80, projected to rise to 39% and 10%, respectively, by 2050. This demographic shift places China at the forefront of diverse individual, familial and societal challenges. Here, we review these challenges in the context of emerging breakthroughs in basic and translational research, shifts in healthcare paradigms, evolving socioeconomic and political dynamics, and policy innovations. We synthesize China’s current policies toward promoting healthy longevity in the general population, focusing on social health insurance, long-term care insurance, community and home-based care and palliative care, as well as gerontological research, public health prevention, nutritional and medical interventions, while identifying strengths and gaps. Finally, we propose suggestions to promote a more inclusive, resilient and happier aging society within China’s distinctive sociopolitical and cultural context.

• Fang, Yuan (2025). Inequalities in Mental Health in High-income Countries. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan & Nygaard, Egil (2025). Differential Effects of a Nationwide Curriculum-Based Intervention on Student Mental Health: The Role of Socioeconomic Status. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2025). Differential Effects of LK20 on Student Mental Health:The Role of Socioeconomic Status. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2024). Use of natural experiments to evaluate public health policy and interventions. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan & Nygaard, Egil (2024). Differential Effects of LK20 on Student Mental Health: The Role of Socioeconomic Status. Full text in Research Archive
• Folstad, Siri Hausland; Edvoll, Maud; Røsand, Ingvild; Klomstén, Anne Torhild; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). Almost No Studies Worldwide Evaluate Effects of School Curriculum Reforms on Child Mental Health. Full text in Research Archive
• Folstad, Siri Hausland; Edvoll, Maud; Røsand, Ingvild; Klomstén, Anne Torhild; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). Rethinking Mental Health through Curriculum Reform: the Norwegian Model. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2023). Parenting and Child Health: insights into related factors and parenting support. Full text in Research Archive
• Fang, Yuan (2023). Use of natural experiments to evaluate public health policy and interventions. Full text in Research Archive

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