BEIJING—They're called "little emperors"—the children born in China under a law that generally limits urban families to having just one child. They grow up as the sole focus of doting parents. How does this affect them? What does it mean to Chinese society if generations of kids are raised this way? Concerns about the "only child" practice in China have been expressed before. Now researchers present new evidence that these children are less trusting, less competitive, more pessimistic, less conscientious and more risk-averse than people born before the policy was implemented. The study's authors say the one-child policy has significant ram...
Keep on reading: China's 'little emperors' more risk-averse, says new study
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