Number of siblings and social capital among parents rearing schoolchildren: Results from the A-CHILD study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Having siblings may foster sociality; however, little is known about whether sibling number determines social capital, the resources obtained through social networks. We examined the association between sibling number and social capital among Japanese parents rearing schoolchildren.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from the 2018 and 2019 Adachi Child Health Impact of Living Difficulty (A-CHILD) study, targeting all primary and junior high school students and their parents in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan (n = 8,082). Individual-level social capital was evaluated by assessing caregivers' social cohesion, social support, and group affiliation. All analyses were adjusted for age and sex.

Results

An inverse U-shaped association was found between sibling number and s

SUBMITTER: Tani Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature