Three samples of students were used to test two hypotheses derived from Schachter's work on birth order and the need for affiliation. No relationship was found in either male or female freshmen between birth order and preference for rooming alone or rooming with others. No relationship was found between birth order and choice of group or individual athletic activity. It was suggested that the situational factors must be considered in understanding the influence of birth order on behavior.
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