Girls who are raised by brothers will not grow up tomboys at all, as the study showed. And boys who grew up with sisters will not become more feminine.
Scientists have refuted the theory that a child's personality is influenced by the fact whether he grew up with brothers or sisters. Many people think that if children grow up among brothers and sisters of the opposite sex, then they are then influenced by them in terms of personality in adulthood. For example, a girl raised by brothers can become a real tomboy, and boys who are followed by sisters can show more feminine character traits.
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However, new research shows that this way of thinking is misleading. And brothers and sisters do not systematically influence the formation of our personality. This conclusion was made by scientists from the universities of Leipzig, Zurich and Victoria in New Zealand. Their results disprove the theory of growing up with siblings and the effect of this on certain personality traits considered typically feminine or typically masculine.
The character of a person does not depend on his brothers and sisters
In general, the study showed that brothers and sisters have surprisingly little effect on personality in adulthood. The authors analyzed data on more than 80,000 adults from 9 countries, comparing their personality traits with whether they had siblings. (READ MORE)
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