Preference Scales for Number and Sex of Children

Coombs, Clyde H.; Coombs, Lolagene C.; McClelland, Gary H.

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“…Coombs Index: Son preference was measured by using the Coombs IS Index (Coombs, Coombs, & McClelland, 1975), This index is a seven point scale and measures the sex preferences for children at the individual level. The scale ranges from IS 1 (a strong girl bias) to IS 7 (a strong boy bias), with IS 4 being a preference for balanced sex composition.…”

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Does Preference for Sons Have a Differential Impact on the Intelligence of Boys and Girls?: Evidence From India

Raina

Malhi

Malhotra

et al. 2003

PSYCHOLOGIA -An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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The paper examined the impact of stated son preference on the intelligence of boys and girls from a developing country. It was hypothesized that preference for sons enhances the intelligence among boys whereas it hampers the intelligence of girls. The sample comprised of 204 boys and 213 girls studying in grade 6 to 8 in an urban centre of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. A detailed questionnaire was administered to mothers which elicited information on the socio-economic characteristics of the household. The Coombs IS Index was used to measure son preference. Intelligence of the children was measured by the Standard Progressive Matrices and the z-scores were used as the dependent measure. Multiple regression analysis indicated that household income and son preference were positively correlated with the intelligence of boys and explained 14 percent of the variance in intelligence. In contrast, son preference was negatively correlated with the intelligence of girls and along with education of mother explained 17.8 percent of variance in the intelligence of girls, It was concluded that son preference has a differential impact on the intelligence of boys and girls which appears to be mediated through several social, cultural, and economic pathways.

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Does Preference for Sons Have a Differential Impact on the Intelligence of Boys and Girls?: Evidence From India

Raina

Malhi

Malhotra

et al. 2003

PSYCHOLOGIA -An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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“…This difference, however, is not dictated by the methodologies themselves but reflects their usual applications: Conjoint techniques are used most often by consumer researchers, and functional measurement is used most often by psychologists. However, conjoint techniques can be, and have been, used to study psychological phenomena (e.g., C. H. Coombs & Bowen, 1971, and C. H. Coombs & Huang, 1970, on the perceived riskiness of gambles; C. H. Coombs et al, 1975, on familysize and sex-composition preferences; L. C. Coombs, 1979, on job/family preferences; Fischer, 1976, on joboffer preferences;Nygren, 1985, on workload preferences; Orkin & Greenhow, 1978, on the competence of medical residents; Ullrich & Painter, 1974, on jobapplicant preferences;Wallsten, 1972Wallsten, , 1976, on probabilistic information processing; Wallsten & Budescu, 1981, on the assessment of personality profiles; and Wittink & Montgomery, 1979, on job preferences). Likewise, functional measurement can be, and has been, used to study preferences for consumer goods and services (e.g., Bettman, Capon, & Lutz, 1975a, 1975b, on toothpaste preferences; Kocur, Hyman, & Aunet, 1982, Lerman & Louviere, 1978, Levin & Herring, 1981, Norman, 1977, and Norman & Louviere, 1974Meyer, 1982, on preferences for pizza parlors and apartments; and Troutrnan & Shanteau, 1976, on preferences for disposable diapers and infant car seats).…”

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Solutions to some problems in the implementation of conjoint analysis

Nickerson

McClelland

Petersen

1990

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers

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“…Structured questions examined attitudes about the economic role of sons and daughters, reasons for having children, and life values. Many items were adopted from earlier studies of the value of children (Arnold et ai, 1975;Callan, 1980), while a somewhat simple measure of sex preference was developed from the Coomb's measure (Coombs, Coombs & McClelland, 1975).…”

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Perceptions about the value and cost of children: Australian and Papua New Guinean high school youth

Callan

Wilks

1984

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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SummaryThe present study of 329 Australian and 281 Papua New Guinean (PNG) high school youth compared students' perceptions of the economic role of children, the importance of personal aspirations, evidence of support for the conjugal family and for cultural props. As predicted, the economic role of children was more important to PNG students, and considerably less so to young Australians. Predicted differences in personal aspirations were less clear cut, but young Australians cited more frequently the restrictions and economic costs in having children. In addition, Australians emphasized more than PNG students the pleasure, pride, fulfilment and achievement in having children. As expected in a low fertility country, Australian students mentioned more often the love and companionship of children, although students in both countries had similar views about the impact of children upon the marital relationship. Lineage and religious benefits from children were more salient to PNG youth.

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Preference Scales for Number and Sex of Children

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Does Preference for Sons Have a Differential Impact on the Intelligence of Boys and Girls?: Evidence From India

Does Preference for Sons Have a Differential Impact on the Intelligence of Boys and Girls?: Evidence From India

Solutions to some problems in the implementation of conjoint analysis

Perceptions about the value and cost of children: Australian and Papua New Guinean high school youth

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