While the first-born child is new studies show that as the smartest, researchers from the opinion research Institute YouGov has now found out who plays under the siblings, the role of the funniest young talent.
As a result, the individual traits should be among siblings anything other than purely random, but also to do with the time of Birth of each child.
Older siblings have a strong sense of responsibility
Because the first-born of small have the responsibility towards their younger siblings, even those that are more serious than younger siblings.
54 percent of the survey participants stated that with the higher sense of responsibility, a better organization would go hand-in-hand.
With the result that the oldest sibling is thinking more and more serious, as the younger children in the family.
Younger children, feel free
Of this seriousness, the younger siblings want to know, however, nothing at all: Only 31 percent feel for the older brother or the older sister in charge – and therefore have more space for fun and relaxation in everyday life.
The Younger ones were in the context of the study of the ‘Inner Strength’ is first cited, therefore, as a more relaxed and relaxed than the older children (42 percent) and apply with a 46 percent as funny as the first-born.
Source
- Lehmann, J. et al (2016): The Early Origins of Birth Order Differences in Children’s Outcomes and Parental Behavior, retrieved on 12.12.2019: http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2016/11/01/jhr.53.1.0816-8177.full.pdf html
Katharina Klein
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