Only Children and Personality Development: A Quantitative Review

Polit, Denise F.; Falbo, Toni

doi:10.2307/352302

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“…The motivation to produce a sibling for an only child may be rooted in long-standing negative stereotypes about the personality of only children, who have been labeled as spoiled and overindulged for over a century [20,21]. However, research has found few differences between only children and those with siblings, and where differences do exist they often favor only children [22]. Moreover, if the couple has already produced offspring then it seems reasonable to argue that the procreative desires [23] of the couple have been sufficiently satiated.…”

Section: Parental Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

American Attitudes in Context: Posthumous Sperm Retrieval and Reproduction

Hans¹

2013

J Clinic Res Bioeth

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Although still exceedingly uncommon, evidence suggests that the prevalence of posthumous sperm retrieval requests for reproductive purposes has increased in recent years within the United States. These requests raise complex issues that pose challenges for physicians, legal scholars, and bioethicists. This study is among the first to examine the general population's attitudes toward posthumous sperm retrieval and, more generally, toward posthumous reproduction. Specifically, the effects of five contextual circumstances-marital status, parental status, wishes of the deceased's parents, context of death, and the wishes of the deceased-on attitudes toward posthumous sperm retrieval for the purpose of cryopreservation and reproduction were examined using a multiple segment factorial vignette with a probability sample of 846 households in the United States. Marital status, disposition of the deceased's parents, and the deceased's wishes affected attitudes in predictable directions, parental status and cause of death had little bearing on attitudes, and respondent religiosity was negatively related to the perceived acceptability of posthumous sperm retrieval as well as medical professional's obligation to perform the procedure.

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Section: Parental Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

American Attitudes in Context: Posthumous Sperm Retrieval and Reproduction

Hans¹

2013

J Clinic Res Bioeth

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“…This neglect has been unfortunate for two main reasons. First, popular literature in China (and in Western countries) today has continued to portray singletons as spoiled and maladjusted, even though much of the research evidence has failed to support the negative images of singletons (e.g., Mancillas 2006;Polit and Falbo 1987;Roberts and Blanton 2001). Hence it is imperative to conduct a scientific study that assesses psychological and behavioral adjustments of singletons versus non-singletons, and such a study should test the validity of the popular claim that singletons are maladjusted.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The socialization literature has long confirmed that parents exert an important influence on children's behavioral and psychological wellbeing (Culp et al 2000;Gecas and Seff 1990;Maccoby and Martin 1983;Simons et al 2004). Furthermore, family researchers have noted that certain parental behavior, particularly parental responsiveness, may have contributed to singleton children's advantages (to non-singletons) in developmental outcomes (e.g., Doh and Falbo 1999;Falbo 1987;Fong 2004;Polit and Falbo 1987;Poston and Falbo 1990a, b). However, no empirical studies that we know of so far have tested parental responsiveness as an intervening mechanism of the differences between singleton and nonsingleton adolescents in their experiences of psychological distress and delinquent participation.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Parental Responsiveness on Differences in Psychological Distress and Delinquency between Singleton and Non-Singleton Chinese Adolescents

2009

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We assessed the differences in psychological distress and delinquent participation between singleton and non-singleton Chinese adolescents and the extent to which parental responsiveness (mother's vs. father's) might account for such differences. Using survey reports of 1,924 7th and 8th graders from three middle schools in the outskirts of Fuzhou, China, we observed small but significant differences between singleton and non-singleton adolescents. Singletons reported lower levels of psychological distress and delinquent participation than non-singleton adolescents. Furthermore, singletons received higher levels of parental responsiveness, which was inversely related to psychological distress and delinquent participation, respectively. The difference in psychological distress between singletons and non-singletons was completely mediated by both maternal and paternal responsiveness. Paternal responsiveness alone fully mediated the difference in delinquent participation between singleton and nonsingleton adolescents. We discussed these results in light of both theoretical literature and empirical implications.

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“…Fourth, the use of culturally-appropriate and sensitive instruments was critical. Many studies that measured personality characteristics used instruments developed in the West, leading to issues related to validity and cultural sensitivity (Polit & Falbo, 1987;Wan et al, 1994).…”

Section: Strong Families Around the Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chinese Family Strengths and Resiliency

Xie

Liu

et al. 2007

Marriage & Family Review

115

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SUMMARY.Chinese family and marriage strengths and challenges are delineated in this article, including equity in marriage, affection, the ability to adapt to changes, mutual trust, compatibility, harmony, and family support. Despite the fact that Chinese households are getting smaller as a result of governmental policy and the broadening of housing markets, families remain crucial support networks, especially in the areas of socialization and intergenerational relationships. Current research on Chinese --Anqi Xu is Professor,

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Only Children and Personality Development: A Quantitative Review

Cited by 96 publications

References 110 publications

American Attitudes in Context: Posthumous Sperm Retrieval and Reproduction

American Attitudes in Context: Posthumous Sperm Retrieval and Reproduction

The Effect of Parental Responsiveness on Differences in Psychological Distress and Delinquency between Singleton and Non-Singleton Chinese Adolescents

Chinese Family Strengths and Resiliency

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