Sibship size and height before, during, and after the fertility decline : A test of the resource dilution hypothesis

BACKGROUND There is still much to learn about the explanation for the often-found negative association between sibship size and different child outcomes. A plausible explanation is resource competition between siblings in larger families, as suggested by the resource dilution hypothesis. OBJECTIVE T...

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Veröffentlicht in:Demographic Research. - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften, 1999. - 32(2015) vom: Juni, Seite 29-74
1. Verfasser: Öberg, Stefan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Demographic Research
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Social sciences Biological sciences Health sciences Mathematics Economics