Childhood abuse and psychological birth order: an Adlerian overview

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between childhood abuse experiences and psychological birth order. White-Campbell Psychological Birth Order, Childhood Trauma and Personal Information Questionnaires were applied to 1402 university students from different faculties of Giresun University in Turkey. The sample consisted of 760 female and 642 male participants. The results of correlation analysis clearly indicate that psychological first, middle, last, and only birth order was significantly related to childhood abuse experiences. The results of the stepwise regression analysis revealed childhood abuse as a predictor of the psychological birth order.