Have you ever heard that the oldest child in a family tends to be very responsible while children who have no siblings are far more likely to be selfish and demanding obvious merely stereotypes or is it really true today we’ve decided to find the answer to this intriguing question how birth order can shape your personality the birth order fairy began in the 1920s with Alfred elder Sigmund Freud’s friends in colleague outter believed that the order in which we were born into a family inherently effectual personality here is the theory the firstborn child according to alter,
The oldest child tends to be conservative power orientated and predisposed towards leadership they often take responsibility for the younger siblings that’s why first Born’s grow up to be more caring more willing to become parents and more likely to take initiative the middle child the older brother or sister is a pacesetter for the second child that’s why they often struggle to surpass their older sibling the pace of development is higher the middle kids in a family often tend to be ambitious for they’re rarely selfish they’re also more likely to set unreasonably high goals for themselves this increases the number of failures however knowing helped to cope with difficulties in life is what makes them stronger the youngest child as a rule the youngest child gets a lot of care and attention from parents and even older siblings that’s why they may feel less experienced and independent however last bones are usually highly motivated to surpass their older sisters and brothers they achieve big success and earn recognition in their chosen field very often they become,
The fastest athletes the best musicians and most talented artists the youngest children of family tend to be very sociable though they are usually more irresponsible and frivolous than the older children the only child without any sibling is to compete with the only child often compete with his or her father being overly pampered by their parents the single child expects pampering and protection from everyone around to dependency and self-centeredness of the leading qualities of our lives the only child often has difficulty interacting with peers many children who have no siblings become perfectionists and they usually achieve their goals no matter what’s now all of these lead to three important questions question one how does birth order affect IQ scores there is a theory saying that the order in which you’re born has an impact on your personality and IQ level this idea has become very popular recently however it has also created quite a divide amongst researchers,
Some dismiss the fairy entirely and others are convinced it plays a crucial role researchers from the University of Leipzig and Giles Guttenberg the University of Maine’s study more than 20,000 adults for United States United Kingdom and Germany in this study they compared siblings with who families and the orders of their birth they found that all children generally show higher performance and intelligence tests however for scientists found no birth order effects on emotional stability and imagination question number two how does birth order affect your personality another study provided more evidence the birth order affects your personality the researchers analyzed personality traits of 377,000 high school students in the USA they found the first ones tend to be more honest and dominant however they are also less social and less resistant to stress middle children tend to be more conscientious and diligent the youngest child in a family is more likely to be open and sociable kids have no siblings often nervous are they also quite outgoing a social and finally question number three is birth order really that important you have to met,
The results of these studies have a number of inaccuracies the research doesn’t take into account important social factors such as ethnicity education parents welfare and relationships within a family birth order may have a cer.tain impact on your personality or intelligence however don’t forget the parent-child relationships and the upbringing that children receive in their homes are much more important factors in shaping them individuals do you agree with all of this feel.
