Motivational and Achievement Differences among Children of Various Ordinal Birth Positions.

Adams, Russel L.; Phillips, Beeman N.

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Motivational and Achievement Differences among Children of Various Ordinal Birth Positions

Adams, Russel L.; Phillips, Beeman N.

Child Development, 43, 1, 155-64, Mar 72

When differences in level of motivation were controlled, all of the previously found differences between firstborn and later born disappeared. (Authors)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Individual Needs, Intelligence Differences, Motivation, Socioeconomic Influences, Tables (Data)

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