New research has challenged the long-held stereotype that only children tend to be 'lonely and narcissistic,' with the study shining new light on how not having siblings affects children's personality traits and well-being.
Whether you grew up with or without siblings, it's almost a given that who you are as a person has been shaped by the experience. From the 7 traits you probably have now if you grew up as an 'only child' to the way many kids suffer with 'middle-child syndrome', the people you grow up around, or who you don't grow up around, can have a profound impact on you in adulthood - but perhaps not always in the way we've come to think.
