Table 2. Results of regression analyses of social capital according to total sibling number among Japanese parents.
Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
Mean (SD) | coefficient (95% CI) | coefficient (95% CI) | ||
Social cohesion (0–12) | ||||
Total number of siblings | 0 (only child) | 7.12 (2.55) | referent | referent |
1 | 7.10 (2.30) | −0.07 (−0.2 to 0.14) | −0.09 (−0.30 to 0.12) | |
2 | 7.17 (2.38) | 0.06 (−0.15 to 0.27) | 0.02 (−0.18 to 0.23) | |
3 | 7.10 (2.48) | 0.02 (−0.25 to 0.29) | −0.01 (−0.28 to 0.26) | |
≥4 | 6.82 (2.65) | −0.29 (−0.63 to 0.06) | −0.32 (−0.66 to 0.03) | |
Social support (0–8) | ||||
Total number of siblings | 0 (only child) | 2.83 (1.89) | referent | referent |
1 | 3.05 (1.94) | 0.23 (0.06–0.40) | 0.22 (0.05–0.40) | |
2 | 3.29 (2.04) | 0.46 (0.29–0.64) | 0.46 (0.28–0.63) | |
3 | 2.99 (1.86) | 0.16 (−0.06 to 0.39) | 0.17 (−0.05 to 0.40) | |
≥4 | 2.86 (1.89) | 0.05 (−0.24 to 0.34) | 0.08 (−0.21 to 0.36) | |
Group affiliation (0–7) | ||||
Total number of siblings | 0 (only child) | 0.39 (0.64) | referent | Referent |
1 | 0.46 (0.76) | 0.05 (−0.01 to 0.12) | 0.04 (−0.02 to 0.11) | |
2 | 0.48 (0.77) | 0.09 (0.03–0.16) | 0.07 (0.008–0.14) | |
3 | 0.47 (0.75) | 0.09 (0.01–0.18) | 0.07 (−0.01 to 0.16) | |
≥4 | 0.41 (0.73) | 0.02 (−0.09 to 0.13) | −0.01 (−0.12 to 0.10) |
CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.
Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex.
Model 2: Model 1 + adjusted for number of children.