Siblings or only child? New study reveals surprising differences!

Siblings or only child? New study reveals surprising differences!

The discussion about the effects of the birth order on personality is a hot topic that has inspired numerous studies. A current study by researchers at the University of Calgary shows that sandwich children, i.e. those with both older and younger siblings, have an advantage over the characteristics such as honesty, modesty and tolerance. According to the extensive study, which collected data from over 700,000 participants, it seems that children in larger families tend to develop more cooperative personalities. The likelihood that a more child -friendly child comes from a family of six is 60 %. However, the study emphasizes that these differences are only slightly-many individual children can also be cooperative, as Today.at reported.

In Germany, over half of all families live with only one child, although this often has different causes, from being overwhelmed by parents to financial considerations. Despite the widespread view that single children are socially reserved or selfish, numerous studies show that these assumptions are not necessarily correct. In particular, it is pointed out that single children often have closer ties to their parents and often perform better at school. Professor Toni Falbo explains that single children are usually more involved in decisions, which leads to a positive development effect. These results indicate that single children do not necessarily have fewer social skills, but on the contrary can even be more active in many social contexts, such as