Birth-Order Effects in Marriage and Parenthood

The notions that first-borns (a) seek to affiliate with others when anxious and (b) are more affected by socialization practices were tested on 93 primiparous couples. It was found that (a) first-born women were more likely to attend prenatal classes than were later-born women; (b) couples composed of first-born spouses were closer together in age than were those dyads in which both spouses were later-born; (c) more first-born women were June brides than were later-born women; and (d) first-born males were younger than later-born males at marriage. Age at marriage of females, interfaith marriage, and length of engagement differences were not significant. Hypotheses are considered supported, and results are discussed

Birth order · Developmental psychology · Population · Socialization · Sociology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology

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