What parent doesn't wonder how their "issues" may affect their children's well-being? It's a source of anxiety, uncertainty and concern. Understanding risk factors for mental illness is important, ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Those warm hugs and bedtime stories from your childhood might be shaping your adult personality more than you realize. New research comparing identical twins has revealed that ...

Birth order theory is a perennial favorite topic on the internet: Are firstborn children really the independent trailblazers they’re made out to be? Are middle children really the peacemakers who ...

Based on genetic studies, scientists estimate that 30% to 60% of your personality is inheritable. Research also suggests that significant personality changes tend to occur between ages 20 to 40. Were ...

Whether a child is the firstborn, a middle child, the youngest, or an only child may affect how their family treats them, how much attention they receive, and how they may compete for their parents’ ...

The authors of a new study, Pearson et al. (2017), note that among risk factors, parental personality traits have not been well-studied. Personality is an important factor in child-rearing and would ...