could be social status and educational attainment of parents could affect the relationship of siblings with age gap?
Answer Elson, You must have your own personal reasons for your interest in age gap between siblings. I just wanted to give you a heads-up on the topic. If you go to your school or public library, you will find that a good number of psychologists/psychologist have written books on this matter with the goal of trying to explain the reason behind sibling relationship, rivalry etc. Suffice to say, not one theory found in the books can cover this very intricate topic – relationship between siblings. Some psychologists are of the opinion that the closer the age gap between 2 siblings of the same sex, the more prone they are to rivalry manifested by frequent quarrels, bickering and conflicts. While the frequency and intensity of the rivalry is less with siblings of different genders but very close in age gap, still it exists. And because human behavior is highly unique and unpredictable at times, you will also always find exceptions to this these theories. The birth order theory is a totally
