JM Rohrer, B Egloff… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
This study examined the long-standing question of whether a person's position among siblings has a lasting impact on that person's life course. Empirical research on the relation …
The importance of birth order has been the subject of debate for centuries, and has captured the attention of the general public and researchers alike. Despite this interest, scholars have …
We study the effect of birth order on personality using Swedish population data. Earlier-born men are more emotionally stable, persistent, socially outgoing, willing to assume …
Criminologists have known for decades that income inequality is the best predictor of the local homicide rate, but why this is so has eluded them. There is a simple, compelling …
Sibling competition is widespread among bird and animal species and sometimes leads to siblicide. By influencing the strategies that siblings employ in their struggles for dominance …
We tested birth order associations with personality traits and intelligence using Project Talent, a representative sample (N= 377,000) of US high school students. Using a between …
The idea that birth-order position has a lasting impact on personality has been discussed for the past 100 years. Recent large-scale studies have indicated that birth-order effects on the …
The most long-lasting and enduring relationship an individual can develop is with a sibling. Considering the closeness in age and early association of siblings, they can bond for a …
V Saroglou, L Fiasse - Personality and Individual differences, 2003 - Elsevier
Effects of birth order on personality are modest but not inexistent. However, studies do not often distinguish between two kinds of laterborns: middleborns and lastborns. In addition …