Birth Order and Conservatism: An Adlerian Myth?
- 1 October 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 29 (2) , 392-394
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1971.29.2.392
Abstract
To test Adler's suggestion that firstborn people are more conservative than later borns, a sample of Teachers' College students, and a second sample of adult education participants, completed a valid and reliable measure of conservatism. Adler's contention was not borne out.Keywords
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