An Investigative Study on the Relationship between Birth Order and Personality of Undergraduate Students in Peshawar, Kp
Abstract
The study sought to examine the relationship of birth order (first born and last born) with the Personality of undergraduate students in Peshawar. In this quantitative study, a total of N=100 (50 first-born and 50 last-borns) participants were selected, and the sample universities were Iqra University, Hayatabad,Cecos University Peshawar,Imsciences Peshawar, and QurtubaUniversity.A purposive sampling technique was used for data collection from the students with an age limit of 18-28 years at the above-mentioned educational institutes. The database allowed us to identify a significant relationship between them as data revealed p value=0.003 further rho= .293, which clearly states that birth order is related to Personality.Most importantly,it was consistently found that birth orderwas influenced by manypersonality factors, such as the firstborn being creative and motivated but also neurotic and introverted.In contrast,the last born were more open, adventurous, and extroverted but irresponsible and careless. Based on the statistical techniques and the consistent results across samples and analytical designs, it was concluded that birth order does have an enduring effect on Personality. Moreover, the result of the study also supported the hypotheses.
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