Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ419199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Academic Performance and Personality Traits of Chinese Children: "Onlies" versus Others.
Poston, Dudley L., Jr.; Falbo, Toni
American Journal of Sociology, v96 n2 p433-51 Sep 1990
Using data from a 1987 survey of 1,460 schoolchildren, their parents and teachers, in urban and rural areas of Changchun, China, examines academic and personality outcomes in only children. Finds results similar to Western surveys: only children are more likely to be academically talented. Reveals, however, Chinese rural only children do not score higher than children with siblings. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family Role, Family Size, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten Children, Parent Child Relationship, Performance Factors, Personality Assessment, Rural Urban Differences, Social Science Research, Socioeconomic Influences, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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