Eyring W E, Sobelman S
Department of Psychology, Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
Psychol Rep. 1996 Apr;78(2):403-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1996.78.2.403.
The purpose of this investigation was to clarify the relationship between birth-order position and the development of narcissism, while refining research and theory. The relationship between birth-order status and narcissism was examined with a sample of 79 undergraduate students (55 women and 24 men). These subjects were placed in one of the four following birth-order categories of firstborn, second-born, last-born, and only children. These categories were chosen given their significance in Adlerian theory. Each subject completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and a demographic inventory. Based on psychodynamic theory, it was hypothesized that firstborn children were expected to score highest, but statistical significance was not found for an association between narcissism and birth order. Further research is urged to investigate personality theory as it relates to parenting style and birth order.
本次调查的目的是在完善研究和理论的同时，厘清出生顺序与自恋发展之间的关系。我们以79名本科生（55名女性和24名男性）为样本，研究了出生顺序状况与自恋之间的关系。这些受试者被归入以下四种出生顺序类别之一：头胎、二胎、末胎和独生子女。鉴于这些类别在阿德勒理论中的重要性，故做出这样的选择。每位受试者都完成了自恋人格量表和一份人口统计学量表。基于心理动力学理论，我们假设头胎子女的得分会最高，但未发现自恋与出生顺序之间存在统计学意义上的关联。我们敦促进一步开展研究，以探究与养育方式和出生顺序相关的人格理论。
