Hypochondria in women as a function of birth order.
The hypothesis that firstborn women would score higher than later-born women on a measure of hypochondria was supported. This result is explained in terms of parental treatment, specifically, the modeling of greater concern about the health of their girls by inexperienced parents.
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King's College, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001722:Birth Order; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development