Divorce Rates Lowered By Number Of Siblings In Family Says Study
A new study co-authored by Ohio State’s Doug Downey seems to indicate that growing up with more siblings can reduce your chance of divorce later in life.
The study conducted involved analyzing data collected by the “General Social Survey.” This data was compiled from 1972 to 2012 and was compiled of over 57 thousand adults. The resulting analysis led to a conclusive theory that each sibling you have can reduce your chances of divorce later in life by up to 2% each from sibling 3 to 7.
Downey, commenting on the analysis, stated that, “When you compare children from large families to those with only one child, there is a meaningful gap in the probability of divorce.”
The other co-author of the study, Donna Bobbitt-Zeher, Ph.D., discussed the findings in a different light. Dr. Bobbitt-Zeher stated that the results weren’t only in having different relationships between siblings, but how the families changed their mind-set when another sibling was added. Insofar as the personal relationship aspect, Downey stated that:
- “Growing up in a family with siblings,
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