According to science, birth order personalities are not a thing. As the eldest child, I disagree. Here's why (plus the science behind the studies). I called my mother to set the record straight. Have ...

Science shows birth order doesn’t shape personality. Our traits come from genes, peers, and experience, not our place in the ...

the scientific community and general public have been fascinated with figuring out whether there are legitimate effects based on a person’s position among siblings.The AsapSCIENCE TikTok account, ...

While birth order is known to influence people’s personality traits and behavior, whether you’re the cautious firstborn or the risk-taking youngest child, that’s not the only way it affects your life.

There are few mental health terms thrown around more than the word “narcissist.” People use it to describe a difficult boss, hurl the insult at a parent after a fight, or use it as an explanation for ...

Not only did your big brother steal your Halloween candy throughout childhood, but as an adult he probably makes more money than you, too, say recently released survey findings. As if years of ...

The question of whether siblings' birth order shapes their personality has puzzled families and psychologists for years. But ...

Oldest child? Middle child? Your therapist can probably tell right away. Where you fall in the birth order of your siblings — or pecking order, if we're calling it like it is — has been found to have ...

While birth order is known to influence people’s personality traits and behavior, whether you’re the cautious firstborn or the risk-taking youngest child, that’s not the only way it affects your life.

When you think about your childhood, how much do relationships with your siblings come to mind? Or, what if you had no siblings, and could therefore claim the status (and the throne?) as the only ...

First-born children earn measurably higher incomes than their younger siblings on average. This pattern holds across diverse cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and family sizes. Birth order itself ...