Birth order and adult family relationships
Firstborns have better sibling relationships than laterborns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2929752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas V Pollet (0000-0002-4210-935X, Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, UK,, corresponding author), D Nettle (0000-0001-9089-2599, Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, UK) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1029-1046 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407509347940 |
| OpenAlex | W2146500163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 39 |
Although middleborn college students commonly report worse family relationships than other birth orders, it is unknown whether this effect persists into adulthood. Therefore, we investigated the effect of birth order on self-reported family and friend relationships among a large sample of Dutch adults (n = 794). Middleborns did not differ from other birth orders in relationships with their father, mother, sibling or close friend. Middleborns do not prefer a friend over their father, mother or sibling more than other birth orders. Evidence for a "neglected middleborn effect" appeared only in a within-family design for siblings. Firstborns were more likely to report very good sibling relationships and preferred a sibling over a friend. The results are discussed in terms of kin competition and inclusive fitness
Birth order · Developmental psychology · Population · Sibling · Sibling relationship · Sociology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |