Abstract

 
 
 The aim of the present study was to ascertain the difference between adolescents belonging to only child family and adolescents belonging to number of siblings. To main objectives of the study were to examine that the difference between self esteem, quality of life and personality type of adolescents belonging to only child family and the association between the self esteem, quality of life and personality type of adolescents belonging to only child family. Population of the present study comprised of hundred (N=100) participants. The sample included fifty (n=50) (only child) adolescent who is the only child of their biological parents and fifty (n=50) adolescents having number of siblings studying in different schools, colleges and universities of Abbottabad, Mansehra, and Haripur. Urdu version of “Riffai Self esteem inventory”, “World health organization quality of life questionnaire” and Eysenck personality questionnaires (2007) were used for data collection. t-test was used to analyze the data. Finding showed that that there is a difference between the scores of participants who were the single child of their parents and subject belonging to number of children family.
 
 
Highlights
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the difference between adolescents belonging to only child family and adolescents belonging to number of siblings
Child have social skills they get pleasure from the companionship of others as well as seek pleasure with own self these personality qualities assist them to unite with other people, several only children are conscious about critical situation and they don’t know how to react
The present study was a correlational study based on Alder theory and Resource dilution model, through this study it was concluded that only child family has low level of self esteem
Summary
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the difference between adolescents belonging to only child family and adolescents belonging to number of siblings. When only child becomes a grownup person different prospects change his life style his parenting style, deepest personality traits are founded. They surveyed that only child when he is in teenage were happy to create relationship with others and feel relaxed. Child have social skills they get pleasure from the companionship of others as well as seek pleasure with own self these personality qualities assist them to unite with other people, several only children are conscious about critical situation and they don’t know how to react. Sager (2014) found following characteristics of only child like sibling rivalry makes for unhappy only child and being victims of bullying, having poorer social skills, they are more likely to divorce, they could be criminals, they get higher grades, they are not lonely at all, they are typically nicer than children with siblings
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