This study investigated the influence of birth order with the family variables of parenting style, age spacing, gender, and socioeconomic status on the Myers-Briggs attitude scales of Extraversion/Introversion and Judging/Perceiving. Results indicated that age spacing interacted with birth order to influence Extraversion and Introversion scores. Parenting style and gender interacted with birth order to influence Judging and Perceiving scores.
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