Birth Order and Creative Writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles E Joubert (University of North Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 617-618 |
| Publication date | 1983-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1983.52.2.617 |
| OpenAlex | W2044720332 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
A survey of the biographies of 286 prominent creative writers indicated that those in families with between 2 and 7 offspring were not likely to be found disproportionately in any particular birth ordinal position. However, creative writers from very large families (8+ offspring) were highly likely to be firstborns
Birth order · Developmental psychology · Offspring · Order (exchange · Position (finance · Pregnancy · Sociology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Psychology · Science Education and Perceptions · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |