Characteristics of the First Child Predict the Parents' Probability of Having Another Child

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 915-926

  Jokela, Markus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child effects; Cognitive ability; Fertility; Parenting; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954645904     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019658     Document Type: Article

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