First-borns have always had it all clear: they are more intelligent, more attractive and oh-and-even better than their younger brothers and sisters. Whether this is true and whether the reason is just jealousy is the question. A new study, however, has actually shown that second-borns have a higher chance of becoming criminals.
New research, conducted by economist Joseph Doyel and colleagues, showed that they have second-borns have a greater chance of becoming criminals. They tested more than a thousand pairs of brothers from Florida and from Denmark and the results were consistent in both countries: younger brothers are more likely to get into trouble. Despite the great economic and social differences in the two countries, regardless of origin, the younger brothers in 20-40 % more likely to have problems with discipline at school or have participated in criminal activities. There are several reasons for this connection. One of the possible explanations is that older children receive more attention and a somewhat stricter education as they grow up. In any case, the research does not mean that younger siblings are necessarily criminals: they are just for correlation, which is not deterministic.
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