New research suggests that being a mother’s favorite child may not reap psychological benefits for the child who is favored.

New research suggests that children favored by their mothers over other siblings may not be the most psychologically healthy. 
Purdue sociology professor Jill Suitor said, "There is a cost for those who perceive they are the closest emotionally to their mothers, and these children report higher depressive symptoms, as do those who experience the greatest conflict with their mothers or who believe they are the children in whom their mothers are the most disappointed." 
Publishing in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, researchers from Purdue University and Iowa State University studied 725 adult children spanning 309 famili