Do you have any topics that you were interested in doing? If you don't have any ideas I was thinking we could do "sander illusion" or "middle child syndromeMjnye19 (talk) 18:59, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
Some topics that I have seen that seem interesting are "Visual Perception" or "Nurtuant Parental Model" Retirwdeton (talk) 18:08, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Are you ok with making middle child syndrome our first choice? Mjnye19 (talk) 03:37, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
Yeah, let's have Middle Child Syndrome as our first choice and I was thinking of Visual Perception maybe as our second? Retirwdeton (talk) 05:08, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
After reviewing Dr. Council's statement it appears that Middle Child should definitely be the first choice. Retirwdeton (talk) 05:10, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

-Assignment 4-

One issue with the Middle Child Syndrome article is the lack of information that is provided, it is a stub and not a full article. Retirwdeton (talk) 17:53, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
These are two links that provide more information on the topic https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886916301210 and https://www.ajpe.org/doi/full/10.5688/aj670385 Retirwdeton (talk) 17:55, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

-One problem with this topic that I found is that it does not contain a lot of information Mjnye19 (talk) 19:50, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

-Gecas, V. and Pasley, K., (1983), Birth order and self-concept in adolescence, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 12, (6), 521-535. Mjnye19 (talk) 19:50, 25 February 2019 (UTC) -Samson, E. and Hancock, E.T., (1967), An examination of the relationship between ordinal position, personality and conformity: an extension, replication and partial verification, Journal of Personality and Social Psychological Reports, 5, 398-407. Mjnye19 (talk) 19:50, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

-Are there any psychologists related to this topic that you would recommend looking up to help with our research? Mjnye19 (talk) 19:50, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

A good place to start would be Alfred Adler. He was the first to propose that birth order affects personality. Check a personality textbook discussion of Adler's theory for references. J.R. Council (talk) 05:35, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

-research Alfred Adler and his ideas of birth order Mjnye19 (talk) 20:16, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

-look up other people involved in research on middle child syndrome Mjnye19 (talk) 20:16, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

-research studies done and the results Mjnye19 (talk) 20:16, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

1. Contributors:
   1. Alfred Adler is credited as being one of the first and main contributors to the research related to Middle Child Syndrome. Adler did not believe that genetics played a factor in one’s personality, but it is the environment in which one lives, specifically the effect of birth order. Adler found that middle children tend to feel left out of everything. Since the middle child feels left out from their family, they often have strong connections with their peers ^[1]. Mjnye19 (talk) 18:18, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
   2. Carleton E. Watkins also proposed a hypothesis on how birth order can affect personality. Instead of focusing on how birth order impacts personality, Watkins researched how it impacts one’s work goals. Watkins broke down his hypothesis into three parts. First, how one’s views about their coworkers and their place at work is impacted by their relationships with their siblings. Secondly, how people with only same sex siblings may change their views about their opposite-sex co-workers. Lastly, how not having any siblings will affect one’s views about their co-workers ^[2]. After testing his hypotheses, Watkins found that there is a strong correlation between one’s birth order and their relationships with their siblings and how that may shape their work goals and their views of their co-workers. Mjnye19 (talk) 18:18, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

1. Personality:
   1. Middle children receive less attention from their parents versus the first born and last-born siblings ^[3]. Due to this situation, children that grow up in the middle are more likely to suffer from jealousy given the inattentiveness of their parents ^[4]. They are also prone to develop emotional issues regarding the view of their self which can result in emotional issues such as depression and anxiety from low self-esteem. Children that are middle born tend to be neglected by their parents
      Retirwdeton (talk) 04:18, 22 April 2019 (UTC) Middle children are often much more sociable than their other siblings and have lots of strong relationships with people outside of their family. This is due to feeling left out after their other siblings get more attention than they do. Their older siblings generally have a lot of achievements that they are praised for and the youngest sibling do not achieve nearly as much, yet they still get a lot of attention and are more likely to be spoiled. This environment makes a middle child feel the need to stand out. Therefore, they are more competitive than their siblings ^[5]. Mjnye19 (talk) 06:30, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
   2. Relationships:
      1. Middle children are understanding in relationships due to the negotiation skills needed when dealing with both younger and older siblings. Towards the adolescent age, views on relationships are more positive toward peer interaction and negative toward family. In 2003, Catherine Salmon proposed that this group were “less inclined to help family in need” ^[6]
      2. In relationships, middleborns are the least likely to have an affair with their significant other versus the first or last-born children in a family. Along with the higher loyalty traits, they are also more likely to invest and develop relationships that are away from familial ties. On the other hand, in relationships they tend to be more jealous and emotionally unavailable. Retirwdeton (talk) 18:53, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Middle Child Syndrome is a term that is used to define the personality characteristics shared between people who were the middle child in their family. This term was coined by Alfred Adler when he discussed his birth order theory in 1927 ^[7] and was the first Psychologist to correlate birth order with personality.

Middle Child Syndrome, also known as, birth order theory, was an important part of Adler's research as he was one of the first Psychotherapists to research this topic. Personality traits have been seen to be similar to other children that grew up as the middle child. Some of these traits include a feeling of being neglected, having a negative outlook on the future, difficulty sharing with peers, more independent and having a take it or leave it attitude.

Current research in Middle Child Syndrome and birth order have seen no correlation between the traits that were described in Adler's theory. Retirwdeton (talk) 04:35, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

// Terms used for Middle Child Syndrome - Neglected, Negative Outlook, Difficulty Sharing with Peers, Even tempered, Take it or leave it attitude, Flexible, Diplomatic Retirwdeton (talk) 04:58, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
Watkins, C. E. (1992). Birth-order research and Adler's theory: A critical review. Individual Psychology: Journal of Adlerian Theory, Research & Practice, 48(3), 357-368.

Middle Child Syndrome refers to the difference in personality that a middle child will have from his or her older and younger siblings. This idea of birth order playing a role in one's personality was first proposed by Alfred Adler in the late 1900's. Middle Child Syndrome may cause someone to become easily angered, or feel neglected. Mjnye19 (talk) 16:42, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

-Assignment 7-

Middle Child Syndrome occurs when the birth order of a middle sibling has an impact on his or her personality. Many times being the middle child can cause someone to feel neglected or inferior to their other siblings. They may also develop characteristics like being easily upset or angered, extremely sensitive to criticism. Middle children are also more likely to act out or rebel against family norms and are also more independent. Middle Child Syndrome was first proposed by Alfred Adler when he developed his birth order theory in 1927 ^[7]. Adler's theory focuses on how each birth order role infiluences one's personality characteristics. Adler only theorized Middle Child Syndrome with his birth order theory but recent studies have demonstrated the effect that this Syndrome has on child development. There are many predictions that can be made regarding personality characteristics and future choices in life. One of these choices that have been studied includes future career choices by Stewart^[8] Retirwdeton (talk) 16:00, 5 April 2019 (UTC) Mjnye19 (talk) 20:07, 18 April 2019 (UTC) Retirwdeton (talk) 00:23, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

This is good, but needs some changes before you move on to publication:

1. Proof read! For example, "Individuals who are a middle child" is clumsy and grammatically incorrect.
2. Add hyperlinks to topics that are covered in other Wikipedia article, like Alfred Adler and birth order.
3. Close this up so it's one paragraph.
4. The study by Stewart should be discussed in the main body of the text.

J.R. Council (talk) 19:25, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Herrera, N. C., Zajonc, R. B., Wieczorkowska, G., & Cichomski, B. (2003). Beliefs about birth rank and their reflection in reality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 85 (1), 142-150. Mjnye19 (talk) 20:30, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Stewart, A. E., Stewart, E. A., & Campbell, L. F. (2001). The relationship of psychological birth order to the family atmosphere and to personality. The Journal of Individual Psychology 57 (4), 363-387. Mjnye19 (talk) 20:30, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Adler, Understanding Ch 9 "The Family Constellation" Mjnye19 (talk) 20:30, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
B. G. Rosenberg & B. Sutton-Smith (1966) Sibling Association, Family Size, and Cognitive Abilities, The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 109:2, 271-279, DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1966.10533703 Retirwdeton (talk) 16:05, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
https://rdw.rowan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2449&context=etd Retirwdeton (talk) 16:20, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
McHale, S. M., Updegraff, K. A., & Whiteman, S. D. (2012). Sibling Relationships and Influences in Childhood and Adolescence. Journal of marriage and the family, 74(5), 913–930. Retirwdeton (talk) 16:20, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
Stewart, A., Stewart, E., & Campbell, L. (2001). The relationship of psychological birth order to the family atmosphere and to personality. Journal of Individual Psychology, 57(4), 363-387. Retirwdeton (talk) 16:38, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d0df/4430cbf5a9fe595717cb27730b5780edcb67.pdf

I (Maria) will research the history of middle child syndrome and Alfred Adler and other contributors. Mjnye19 (talk) 20:16, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
I (Mitch) Will do research on the studies associated with Middle Child Syndrome Retirwdeton (talk) 16:05, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

• All of this looks good! Nice start.
• Lead sections should be on this page J.R. Council (talk) 20:07, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

1. I emailed you about not seeing any work past the lead, but you don't seem to have responded. I am putting down a score of zero for both new assignments in the hope that it will get your attention.

• You don't want to lose these points. Please do something.

J.R. Council (talk) 23:30, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

I see you've added in work for Assignment 8, but it is sketchy and disorganized. I'll give credit for it, but it is far from ready to send to Ian and/or publish. J.R. Council (talk) 19:55, 25 April 2019 (UTC)