Open AccessBirth order: An important factor of individual development
Author(s) -
Albinas Bagdonas,
R. Greblikienė,
Ž. Kaniavienė
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
psichologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-0061
pISSN - 1392-0359
DOI - 10.15388/psichol.1996.0.4459
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , personality , locus of control , only child , birth order , test (biology) , social psychology , demography , sociology , population , biology , paleontology
The relation between birth order on the one side and intelligence and personality features on the other side was investigated. In the 1st study (subjects - 104 students of 8-9 grades of secondary schools from l, 2, and 3-child families) the R. Amthauer's Intelligence Structure Test was used. The first child has the most favourable conditions for intellectual development (especially in 2-child families). In the 2nd study, (subjects - 240 10-grade students of secondary schools from l, 2, 3, and 4-child families) it was established that the first child in the family shows more internal tendencies than the other children. An external locus of control is a characteristic feature of single children and children from 2-child families. A relation between Myers-Brigg's psychological types and birth order didn't occur.