When you grow up without siblings, you are more likely to get divorced as an adult.

When you grow up in a large family, the benefits are obvious - you have someone to play with, but you also have someone to practice interacting with, which benefits you as an adult.

A new study is thought-provoking because it supports the seemingly impossible theory that if you have siblings, your chances of getting divorced as an adult are reduced. What is the connection between one and the other, how is this possible?

This is called “only child syndrome,” and some researchers have studied it in detail and concluded that for each additional sibling, the likelihood of divorce in adulthood decreases by 11%. So, the more brothers and sisters, the better for your family happiness!

Experts believe that growing up in a large family improves your social skills from an early age, making us more resilient and better able to cope with the ups and downs of adult relationships.

It is estimated that about half of all marriages fail at some point, although divorce rates today are lower than they were in the 1970s. But by the same token, people aren't getting married as often as they did a few decades ago, and quite a few are choosing to spend their lives together without walking down the aisle.

Scientists from the Department of Sociology at Ohio University, USA, analyzed thousands of marriages in China and calculated the divorce rate by family size. More than 90% of couples surveyed were born before 1978, when the One Child Law was passed.

“One reason to think about this is that siblings become life partners who you practice as children and through whom you develop social skills that help you maintain your relationships in the long term,” it says. report published in the Journal of Family Issues. researchers.

“Relationships between siblings are often intimate and filled with both positive and negative emotions. They provide a unique opportunity to develop your ability to understand other people's emotions, manage conflict and learn to cope with feelings of anger,” the study says.

Another study hypothesized that siblings may reduce your risk of depression, help you get better grades in school, and increase your empathy levels.

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