The hypothesis (derived from studies of adults) that potential scientific creativity is associated with being first born was not supported in a sample of adolescents. The results do suggest that there may be an inhibiting influence on the younger son who is more isolated; yet, for a considerable range of family size, sibling sex, sibling separation and ordinal position combinations, any favorable effects of one ordinal position appear to be as susceptible to attenuation by other influences as any unfavorable effects of another ordinal position.
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Lois‐ellin Datta (1968) studied this question.