How Birth Order Affects Your Personality

Overview

Have you ever wondered how the birth order affects your personality? In this video, we will present correlational findings between one's birth order and personality. Let's consider three different situations...

Research

Research shows that the firstborn children have better results in IQ tests and better grades at school than the other siblings. They are also better leaders and tend to be more conscientious, achieving higher goals.

Middle Born Children

Middle born children are likely to be more open to fantasy and less religious. They were rated higher in impulsivity and less conscientious. Researchers discovered that middle born children generally have more problems with self-discipline and achieve less than the first and the last born children.

Last Born Children

The last-born children are generally more tender-minded, altruistic, and warm in nature. Additionally, they were rated higher in trust, convenience with the rules, and straightforwardness.

Only Child

When parents have only one child, they can put more time, effort, and resources into bringing up their daughter or son, thus leading to higher life satisfaction.

Debates

Remember that there are debates in this area. Some studies find no significant difference due to birth order, and the evidence is all correlational and generalized. It might not apply to everyone.

Outro

So what do you think? How does birth order affect you and your friends? Let us know in the comments below.