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Accepted: 6 February 2025

First Online: 21 February 2025

Declarations

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: Each country was tasked with proper handling of the ethical considerations for the data collection, and approval was obtained from the ethics committees of the universities where the researchers of the “Children’s World International Survey project” work.

: An international committee of the Children’s Worlds managed and oversaw the design and implementation of the study, sampling protocol, and management of the data.

: Children from the participating countries were explicitly informed that their data would be handled confidentially, and they were given the option to freely decide whether or not to participate in the survey. Additionally, parents received a comprehensive overview of the study’s objectives and potential implications before any data collection took place. After reviewing this information, parents were required to sign an informed consent form to formally authorize their child’s participation in the study.

: The authors declare that all guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki for research involving human participants were strictly followed in conducting this study. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant institutional review board, and informed consent was secured from all participants prior to their involvement. Additionally, all necessary precautions were taken to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of participants’ data throughout the research process.

: The authors have no competing interests to disclose.