Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/304410 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
DICE Discussion Paper No. 417
Publisher: 
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Düsseldorf
Abstract: 
We study the relationship between parenting style and a broad range of children's skills and outcomes. Based on survey and experimental data from 5,580 children and their parents, we find that children exposed to positive parenting have higher IQs, are more altruistic, open to new experiences, conscientious, and agreeable, have a higher locus of control, self-control, and self-esteem, perform better in scholarly achievement tests, behave more prosocially in everyday life, and are more satisfied with their life. Positive parenting is negatively associated with children's neuroticism, patience, engagement in risky behaviors, and their emotional and behavioral problems.
Subjects: 
parenting style
child outcomes
economic preferences
personality traits
IQ
JEL: 
C91
D01
D10
ISBN: 
978-3-86304-416-9
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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