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ERIC Number: EJ317945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Social and Academic Consequences of Birth Order: Real, Artifactual, or Both?
Steelman, Lala Carr; Powell, Brian
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v47 n1 p117-24 Feb 1985
Examined impact of birth order on social skills and academic performance of children and adolescents (N=3,568). Results revealed no significant relationship between birth order and academic performance but did reveal a significant positive relationship between birth order and social skills. Leadership skills were related to birth order for males. (NRB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Order, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership, Sex Differences, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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