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
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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