A study has discovered that the youngest children in families with multiple kids tend to be the funniest ones. Market research firm YouGov polled 1,782 British adults to break down their personality traits, asking them to rate themselves on the basis of qualities they had in comparison to their siblings, from responsibility to self-confidence and sense of humor. The babies came out as the funniest!
- Nearly half of youngest kids rated themselves funniest in the family. Of the respondents, 46% of people who are the babies of the family said they’re funnier than their siblings. That’s in comparison to 36% of older siblings. Is it true? Well, humor is subjective, I suppose…
- Youngest children are more laid-back too. Those who were born last rated themselves as the most relaxed members of their family, though the oldest members of the family were only 3% behind them, so again, it’s all a matter of perspective, I guess!
- Of course, the oldest siblings are the most responsible. By and large, it was the first-borns that took on the most responsibility in the family and considered themselves more organized. This makes perfect sense, I have to say. When you’re the oldest, more falls on your shoulders and you’re expected to be more mature and look after your younger siblings, so it totally checks out.
- Sadly, there’s no proof that any of these findings are at all binding. As clinical psychologist Linda Blair explained to The Guardian, humans are complicated, which means there’s just no way you can categorize people based on their birth order. While some traits may be more prevalent depending on where you fall in the family, there’s way more to it than that. “It is just that there is no proof behind such wide generalizations for humanity. It’s not possible,” Blair said. True, but still interesting to think about!
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