According to science, birth order personalities are not a thing. As the eldest child, I disagree. Here's why (plus the science behind the studies). I called my mother to set the record straight. Have ...

Sibling birth order can affect your health and well-being in different ways. (Getty Images) While birth order is known to influence people’s personality traits and behavior, whether you’re the ...

Researchers are further exploring the notion that having an older brother increases a man's chances of being gay. It's called fraternal birth order effect. Researchers are further exploring the notion ...

Many people believe that birth order shapes our personalities and has impact on the careers we choose, and the ways we behave. However, it is difficult to conduct good research on birth order, and ...

Birth order doesn’t just determine when family photos are arranged. According to developmental psychologists, your position in the family constellation significantly influences personality development ...

Feel like you *always* have to look after everyone around you and never get to focus on your own needs? You could be experiencing Eldest Daughter Syndrome. Or maybe you’re a chronic people pleaser and ...

I conducted a search on Google Scholar a few days ago using “birth order” as search words (as appearing in titles of the cataloged documents). I obtained 2,720 hits. Scholars and lay people alike are ...

There are many variables that affect how people relate to each other within intimate relationships. One often-overlooked variable is birth order. The pairing that most likely leads to divorce is only ...

Many people know nothing about the mutual fund manager whose investment decisions impact the performance of their IRA and 401(k) accounts. But new research suggests it's well worth one's while to know ...