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

People-pleasing, responsible, reliable, efficient, are just some traits associated with ... protect and nurture my younger sibling. I was the listening ear for elder relatives, and I wanted ...

While middle children led the pack in these traits, they were followed by the youngest siblings, with the eldest and only children scoring the lowest. However, other research challenges these ...