Psychological Well-Being of Only Children: Evidence from the One-Child Policy

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作者：

Park, Albert ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Wu, Lingwei ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fudan Univ, Shanghai Inst Int Finance & Econ, Sch Econ, Shanghai, Peoples R China

[2] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Econ, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Div Social Sci, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[4] Asian Dev Bank, Manila, Philippines

来源：

B E JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & POLICY | 2025年 / 25卷 / 03期

关键词：

only children; siblings; psychological well-being; one-child policy; BIRTH-ORDER; FAMILY-SIZE; CHINA; QUALITY; QUANTITY; PERSONALITY;

D O I：

10.1515/bejeap-2024-0268

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the effect of growing up as an only child on individual psychological well-being. Using national survey data - the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), we employ the Kessler-6 scale to measure psychological well-being. Considering family fertility decisions are made endogenously, we use the instrumental variable (IV) strategy using both regional and cohort variations generated by the One-Child Policy in China. Our results show that being an only child as a result of the One-Child Policy is associated with a higher level of psychological distress.

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页码：745 / 769

页数：25

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