Breakthrough study: The first child is better than the second one

(What is Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, JK Rowling and Beyoncé, their common points?

In addition to being at the top of Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful women, they were also the first children in the family.

The study produced evidence based on facts and statistics about the high success of first-born children. A groundbreaking study, conducted by Ms. Feifei Bu of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, points out that if you are the oldest and female again, you will be the most ambitious. and the best in the house.

Continuing the flow of the success of the first sons - all 12 men who set foot on the moon either the eldest son or the only child.

The study also shows that parents can make their children become more successful by giving each other four years apart, the bigger the gap, the greater the chance to have a higher level. than.

IMF general manager Christine Lagarde.(Photo: thetimes.co.uk)

Regardless of families with one child, or twins, the study looked at the impact of sibling relationships on their ambitions. Previous studies, particularly those conducted in Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, have shown that the eldest children often have higher levels, but ISER's research (International Society) for Eye Research: The International Association of Research with the Eye) confirms that the cause of the children is more advanced because they are more ambitious than the second child .

ISER has followed 1503 groups of siblings and 3532 individuals. Although taking into account the parental education and complete, well-educated conditions, the study still shows that 7% of first-born children tend to be more educated than their younger counterparts. 13% of girls are more ambitious than their first sons. And the elders' ability to study higher is 16% higher than their siblings.

'There is a lot of explanation for the son's higher achievements and ambitions , ' Bu said. 'It is possible that parents simply spend more time and effort on their children - it can also be because the eldest children are actually smarter. For me, I am inclined to hypothesize my parents ' investment . 'And I must say, the greater the gap between the age of children, the higher the child's level is.'

The study also looks at the gender mix between siblings, and the number of family members - again not counting twins and families with only one child. They discovered that the above did not affect their ambition and success later. There is no evidence that your sex makes a difference between the level of ambition. However, the big gap between your age makes a difference in your education level.

Born to lead

More than half of those who have won the Nobel Prize and the US president are the first, including Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W Bush.

According to a study, the first children tend to become rock stars. Mick Jagger, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are both eldest children and Van Morrison, Elton John and Eric Clapton are the only children.

Famous elders include: Winston Churchill, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Richard Branson and JK Rowling.

Researchers at Ohio State University found that children who are first-born are more likely to pursue 'intellectual' work such as medicine, technology and law.

In addition, the first-born child is more likely to be overweight than the first, according to a study by Auckland University, New Zealand.