Direct and indirect effects of birth order on personality and identity: Support for the null hypothesis

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-175

  Dunkel, Curtis ^a   Harbke, Colin ^a   Papini, Dennis ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth order; Identity; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH ORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849140542     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.170.2.159-175     Document Type: Article

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