Birth order, sex and temperament

ABSTRACT

The paper attempts to determine temperamental differences as a function of birth order and sex, Statistical analysis based on a small sample of post graduate students revealed significant differences between males and females of identical ordinal positions in matters of tough-mindedness [p <-01], acceptance [p <.OI], activity [p <.05] and responsibility [p <.01]. As such, it may be concluded that temperament of an individual depends both on his ordinal position and his sex