Family Size, Intelligence, and Expected Education

In this paper the relationships between family size, intelligence, and expected education were examined. The zero-order correlations were negative as expected. However, after other relevant variables were controlled, family size had a negligible association with intelligence and expected education....

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 1978-05, Vol.40 (2), p.331-335
Main Authors: Bahr, Stephen J., Leigh, Geoffrey K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Educational Attainment
Encouragement
Family Research
Family Size
Fathers
Intelligence
Intelligence quotient
Mothers
Parents
Regression coefficients
Socioeconomics
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Summary:In this paper the relationships between family size, intelligence, and expected education were examined. The zero-order correlations were negative as expected. However, after other relevant variables were controlled, family size had a negligible association with intelligence and expected education. Apparently, existing research which shows that children from large families are less intelligent than children from small families has resulted from inadequate controls for other relevant variables. The strongest and most consistent predictor of intelligence was educational encouragement, while the best predictors of expected education were educational encouragement and intelligence.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.2307/350763