Middle children occupy a special place in the sibling line-up, between the eldest and the youngest. Now a study reveals that they develop particular traits because of this.

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New research flips the script on sibling stereotypes—here's what you need to know about middle children and birth order.

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The role birth order plays in superpower personality traits and IQs has been debated and researched for years. But do the ...

Middle children — who are neither the firstborn baby nor the actual baby of the family — tend to carve their own path in life ...

Studies show parents often favor daughters and conscientious children, possibly because these traits make children easier to ...

The study used the HEXACO Personality Inventory to assess 6 personality traits based on sibling birth order: honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and ...

That said, there is some research that suggests IQ decreases as birth order increases. "Firstborns are found to have a slightly higher IQ than their younger siblings," Read said. The theory behind ...

and cooperative compared to their older and younger siblings. The research, which explored the influence of birth order on personality, found that middle-born individuals consistently scored ...

But a new study suggests parents really do have a favourite kid based on birth order, gender and personality. Although the reasons may be more complex. Younger siblings generally receive slightly ...