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A child’s ordinal place in the family has long been thought to have enduring implications for personality development and psychological well-being. The concept of birth order as a mechanism to understand children’s behaviour was formally developed by Alfred Adler (Adler, 1931), who thought that children’s positions in the family greatly influence their overall development and attitude toward life.
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Liu, W. (2017). Past Theories and Research Results. In: How Are Chinese Only Children Growing. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02226-6_3
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