The Psychology of First Born Gen X

The Psychology of First Born Gen X You were your parents' practice run — and you've been carrying the weight of that ever since. Frank breaks down the psychology of being the firstborn in a Gen X household, how it shaped the way you moved through school, friendships, jobs, and relationships, and why your younger siblings got a completely different version of the same childhood. SOURCES: Firstborn personality and intellect across three national panels (UK, US, Germany) — Rohrer, Egloff, Schmukle, 2015 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas... Birth order effects on employment, cognitive and non-cognitive skills — Black, Devereux, Salvanes (NBER) https://www.nber.org/reporter/2017num... Firstborn career advantages across US Census data — O'Keefe et al. (NBER/Marketplace) https://www.marketplace.org/story/202... Firstborn conscientiousness and leadership in 377,000 high school students — Damian & Roberts, 2015 (via Scientific American) https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... Decline of independent play and rising youth mental health disorders — Peter Gray et al., Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 https://geediting.com/d-research-sugg... Early friendships predict long-term sibling relationship quality — Laurie Kramer, University of Illinois, Journal of Family Psychology https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...