Many people have the concept that only children are more capricious than those with siblings, but science says they are special
The dispute between whether it is good to have more than two children and raise only one has been in force at all times , more so in situations such as a pandemic in which married couples or young couples wonder how good an idea it is to bring into the world more than a son.
Only children have been seen as those whom their parents pamper uncontrollably and that is why they are capricious and with the passage of time they become manipulative and selfish people, the truth is that many only children are also usually brilliant people with high sense of responsibility.
Science has done some research to find out what the behavior of only children is with respect to those who have siblings, according to specialists, only children are usually more committed, intelligent and creative , they also claim that they have fewer problems with their parents and with the school.
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Multiple children or those who have siblings, according to research, tend to be more dependent, less selfish and have better socializing skills; Thus, there are two aspects in which single children differ from multiple children, the first are more creative and intelligent and the second manage their personality better.
According to an analysis of 115 studies that examine the level of intelligence of people with and without siblings, it was concluded that only children obtained higher scores on the intelligence test, as well as better academic results than those people who have one or more siblings.
The belief that they tend to be narcissistic was also left aside, in a German study published in 2019 by Dufner, Back, Oehme & Schmukle it was determined that the stereotype that only children are more narcissistic is inaccurate , since the study applied to 2 thousand adults showed that the scores are not very far between single and multiple children.
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In addition , the belief that only children are lonely or introverted was also ruled out , this was thanks to the study Are Only Children Missing Out? published in 2002 in which it was shown that preschool children who are only children have the same number of friends and of the same quality as children with siblings.