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Direct linkHickman, Gregory P.; Crossland, Garnet L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
Through the administration of self-report surveys, this study examined the relationships among a) parenting styles, b) family structure, c) academic achievement, d) birth order, e) gender, and f) humor on the initial personal-emotional, social, academic, and commitment to college adjustment among 257 first-quarter college freshmen. Multiple…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Humor, Birth Order
Pellicano, Stephanie – 1979
The purpose of this study was to determine if verbal scores on the "Scholastic Aptitude Test" (SAT) were related to student birth order and number of siblings in the family. The SAT scores of 71 randomly chosen students of the 1978 graduating class of a suburban high school were classified by family size and class rank of student. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Birth Order, Correlation, Educational Research
