The midlife health of only children in the UK - new publication with Katy Keenan, @kieronbarclay.bsky.socialdoi.org/10.1093/ije/... A quick summary 🧵👇

The midlife health of only children: chronic disease indicators and biomarkers by sibship size in three nationally representative UK cohorts

AbstractBackground. Despite persistent concerns about only children’s disadvantage relative to individuals with siblings, existing health-related evidence

There's some evidence of a health disadvantage for people without siblings - but mainly in Sweden, where 1-child families tend to be socioeconomically disadvantaged. So findings might not apply elsewhere because selection processes differ across contexts.