Are middle children more likely to cheat?

Poor only children. They have a reputation for being attention-seeking, selfish and spoiled, and new research isn't going to do any favours for their image. According to a new study, only children are most likely to cheat on their partners. read more

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Researcher Dr. Catherine Salmon found that middle children are significantly less likely than others to cheat in long-term romantic relationships: 80 percent had never strayed, compared to 65 percent of first-borns, and 53 percent of last-borns. read more

Middle children were also more likely to view their friends as their main resources, more so than first and lastborns. Salmon said this does tend to mean that they have really good social skills as they value those relationships a lot, so they put a lot into them and are thus great friends to have. read more