Birth Order and Openness to Experience: Brief communication

Authors

  • Silvio José Lemos Vasconcellos Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Felipe Valentini Universidade de Brasília
  • Nelson Hauck Filho Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Claudio Simon Hutz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i2.27529

Keywords:

personality, openness to experience, birth order

Abstract

Birth order is defined as a person’s rank by age among his or her siblings. Openness to experience is one of five major domains of personality. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between birth order and openness to experience in a sample of 472 university students (mean age = 24.6 years; SD = 8.8). Results showed distinct effects for men and women regarding the influence of birth order. Authors discuss the results in light of possible cultural features and of the personality assessment method employed.

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How to Cite

Vasconcellos, S. J. L., Valentini, F., Hauck Filho, N., & Hutz, C. S. (2014). Birth Order and Openness to Experience: Brief communication. Interação Em Psicologia, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i2.27529

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Short Communications

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