2012
DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.104985
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Birth Order and Psychopathology

Abstract: Context:Ordinal position the child holds within the sibling ranking of a family is related to intellectual functioning, personality, behavior, and development of psychopathology.Aim:To study the association between birth order and development of psychopathology in patients attending psychiatry services in a teaching hospital.Settings and Design:Hospital-based cross-sectional study.Materials and Methods:Retrospective file review of three groups of patients was carried out. Patient-related variables like age of … Show more

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“…In the current study, respondents with first and second birth order status were more prone to have depression symptoms than those with third and above birth order status. This finding is in line with the study done in Nepal ( 74 ). However, no difference was observed in the study done in Egypt ( 75 ).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…In the current study, respondents with first and second birth order status were more prone to have depression symptoms than those with third and above birth order status. This finding is in line with the study done in Nepal ( 74 ). However, no difference was observed in the study done in Egypt ( 75 ).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…The current study showed that there is highly statistically significant difference between birth order and social anxiety which is consistent with Risal and Tharuur [11] who stated that there are associations between birth order and various forms of psychopathology including anxiety and depression . the firstborn child also appear to be more neurotic in the sense of being temperamental and anxious about their status.…”
Section: Risk Factorssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…It is noteworthy to mention that Buchmüller et al only included one child per family but did not report birth order of the children assessed. There is some suggestion from the literature that birth order has differential effects on psychopathology, which may in turn affect the CBCL scores reported (79).…”
Section: Maternal Psychopathologymentioning
confidence: 99%