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The First Born Child Is the Most Intelligent in the House
- 2.3 more points in intelligence tests for the eldest sibling
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor


Who is older, Dexter or Deedee? Apparently, the answer to this question is Dexter, as revealed by a new research made on 250,000 military draftees in Norway. Firstborn children have appeared to score significantly higher in IQ tests than their younger siblings, something linked by researchers to social, not biological, factors, as younger brothers displayed higher IQs when raised as an eldest child following the death of an older brother or sister.

The team
led by Petter Kristensen, at the University of Oslo, analyzed data of intelligence tests gathered from 18- and 19-year-old men drafted into the country's military between 1985 and 2004. The scientists investigated at the Norwegian birth registry if these men had older or younger siblings. They also considered if their siblings had died shortly after birth, or at a relatively early age.

The data analysis showed that firstborn men present, on average, an IQ higher on average with 2.3 points than those who are second-born. The same tendency followed for the third born brother compared to the second, and so on.

"In the US, SAT exams in reading and mathematics have a combined total of 1600 points, and on these two sections a difference in IQ of 2.3 could mean a 30 point difference in scores. This can mean the difference between getting into a premier university or second-tier university in the US," said Frank Sulloway, at the University of California, Berkeley, US.

A subsequent review of about 600 families with at least four children revealed that the eldest sibling typically presented an IQ with 2.9 points higher than the fourth-born sibling. "A 2.3 IQ score difference means that the eldest child has a 13% higher chance of having above-average intelligence than the second-born in their family.", said Sulloway.

The social birth order, not actual birth order, induced this effect: those whose older sibling died at a young age presented on average a 2.3-point higher IQ score than other second-born individuals. "Older siblings might have a higher IQ because they act as surrogate parents from time to time, tutoring their younger siblings in certain situations.", suggested Sulloway.

Other hypotheses are that parents invest more time and resources in their firstborn child, exposing him more to their sophisticated adult vocabulary. "Parents might be able to boost the IQs of younger siblings by scheduling in more individual time with them," said Sulloway.

Still, Kristensen signals that older siblings are much more at risk of having a low birth-weight and die before reaching adulthood.

If you're the oldest sibling living in your house there's new information that pertains to you. You might really be smarter than your brothers and sisters.

New research has some surprising answers for those who are the oldest sibling in the house.

Birth order has been linked with many personality traits over the years. First-born children are said to be more obedient, hard-working, and high-achieving, while younger children are reportedly more easy-going, creative and sociable.
But a new study finds that first-born children may have a slight edge in intelligence.

according to the research but for me, may be 50 % only..

barbaro, anything for the second child??

hmmm,im the eldest,no wonder hehehe

EXPECTATIONS... TO BE OR NOT TO BE!

men and women are trapped in society's architypes of roles, which include our roles within the family. we are expected to perform our perceived roles well and if we don't, we will be called deviants, blacksheep, sukwahi, gahi og ulo and so on.

the eldest has the burden to show his/her capacity to lead his younger brood. he must be responsible, hard-working, obedient and must have all the positive traits that a kuya/ate, manong/manang, or manoy/manay could ever have. the younger ones, in turn, are trained to look up to the elder ones.

in our third world perspective, it's the eldest child who is burdened to uplift the socio-economic set-up of the family. the eldest is the hope to the family so he/she needs to be intelligent, smart, hardworking, responsible... or else....

although, the younger ones are expected to keep up with the older ones, it's the latter who is expected to keep up with society's expectations. for the second child, there's the "middle child syndrome," which can be an excuse for failing the expected or doing the unexpected. for the youngest, the mere fact of being one is an excuse by itself.

the society's expectations (of our roles), in one way or another, have molded us to become what we are. although these expectations pushed us to strive hard to do more and achieve more, expectations can be  stressful.

makadugang sa kunot-kunot sa nawong!   
 

i don't think so...

Dili man ni ma apply nako. Ako man ang 1st-born pero ako man ang badlungon. Wahehehe. 

el mundo, basin gipili pod nila tong ilang respondents. hehehehe!

para nako it's a matter of how we look up to our ates and kuyas. most often than not... ang ate ug kuya gyud ang gitan-aw nga sakto ug kamao. i know someone nga "si manang" gyud ang bright, gwapa, buotan sa iyang panan-aw. for short, "idol ko si manang!"

this is a matter of upbringing in the family and culture among people as well that somehow "dictated" the stereotype about first borns.

bitaw pud...

yeah but the the smartest...

The First Born Child Is the Most Intelligent in the House <-- mochs.. kta ka ani?

hahahaha.

Quote from: kiamoy` on April 10, 2008, 11:47:25 PM
The First Born Child Is the Most Intelligent in the House <-- mochs.. kta ka ani?

hahaha.
nia nanu pildi man kaw ni chc? hm?

she's younger paumaya perme anaa maguwang

ngeek.,
pero sabi mu mas intelihente chc.

Quote from: mochajava on April 11, 2008, 12:26:05 AM
ngeek.,
pero sabi mu mas intelihente chc.

korek, hayds!

2nd child pud ka?

Quote from: Ginger on April 11, 2008, 02:05:04 AM

Quote from: mochajava on April 11, 2008, 12:26:05 AM
ngeek.,
pero sabi mu mas intelihente chc.

korek, hayds!

2nd child pud ka?

yipyip.
and aq elder bro mu.tuo na q.
like yesterday, when i told him
na bati ia new shoes,
wala na nia gi gamit the next day.
hahaha! "L" for love

Quote from: mochajava on April 11, 2008, 02:09:28 AM

Quote from: Ginger on April 11, 2008, 02:05:04 AM

Quote from: mochajava on April 11, 2008, 12:26:05 AM
ngeek.,
pero sabi mu mas intelihente chc.

korek, hayds!

2nd child pud ka?

yipyip.
and aq elder bro mu.tuo na q.
like yesterday, when i told him
na bati ia new shoes,
wala na nia gi gamit the next day.
hahaha! "L" for love

preho diay ta. pero ako older bro di man patoo
hehehe labad! sa college noon, under kay ako man kapot sa allowance.

ikaw pud kupot sa allowancE?
hehehe.
sa amo two, aq saligan sa q parents
nia dagdag pressure nuon.

ako ang baby! pro ako ang bright. hmp!

tse. baby ka karon

pila kaha ato age gap noh?

Quote from: mochajava on April 11, 2008, 02:14:55 AM
ikaw pud kupot sa allowancE?
hehehe.
sa amo two, aq saligan sa q parents
nia dagdag pressure nuon.

yep! ako kapot.

bright jud ang 2nd kay mao saligan. di ba mochs?

ate and java first born are the most loved. ok

that is why they don't give pressure to us

Quote from: kiamoy` on April 11, 2008, 02:20:49 AM
ate and java first born are the most loved. ok

that is why they don't give pressure to us

ok lang. accepted na na namo. that's why 2nd child are the most independent.

in short, wa mi PAKI kung kinsa pinangga.

bleeeeeeeeeeee!
anu ka kiamoi.
first born ka. ha?
wala mu sinabe!

not java.

pro te..agree ko ani..chic pud! yok pud! hahah i swear..eyves pud..asin capable lagi in in a snap mu abroad or mag manila for future..lol! gudbye family tree and kamingaw..lol!

alang wala choice ang 2nd born kay ang eldest ug youngest ang pinangga.

mao na.. wazzz PAKI! hahaha

hahahaha.

ikaw mag what nman lang ka?
teehee.

hehe..mga rebelde ay..hehehe!! maoy mga practical..lols

so agree na ka namo ni ate ginger na mas bright us than first born?

mas bright mo sa practical tactics and hands-on way in dealing with life

kami and street smarts

seriously,
tanan man bright
depende ra how you will maintain or improve mu ka bright dba?

ako i didnt maintain it..pro 9 months palang ko kahibaw nako mu communicate ni mom nga mag wiwi nako..

hahaha.,
like panu mu gi communicate?

i just stare at my arinola if i want to wiwi na.. then mom will know..

hahahaha!
not man yan communicate!
hahaha.
piskot. arinola jud,