Role of Birth Order in Personality Among Young Adults

Abstract

Personality is the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that make a person. The birth order refers to the order in which the child is born in a family. The study focuses on the effects of birth order on personality. Birth order personality is not necessarily present in a child since their birth; instead, the family environment and the dynamics play a role in moulding a person’s personality in the developmental stages of a child. The study was conducted to examine the effects of birth order on personality in young adults. For the study 150 individuals participated. The participants were aged between the range 18 to 25 years and were examined for type A/B personality. The data was analysed using ANOVA to come to the conclusion. The study concluded that birth order has no significant effect on personality in young adults.