Psychology Facts

▲ Birthdays ▲

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Idk if this is completely psychology related but I saw a suggestion for it and thought  it was cool as I've had so many friends bdays over that's past week!

Should I make like a fact book or maybe add a little bit more factual stuff in here?

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Also maybe leave me some more requests kinda related to this topic as in like influences in personality or genetics idk, you're all more creative than I am with ideas!

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》The highest number of CEOs at S&P 500 companies were born in March and April.

》Specifically, 12.5% born in March and 10.7% born in April.

》Results from a Lithuanian study querying 309 medical students found that respondents felt better and more loved on their birthdays.

》Per study authors Darja Rojaka and Sigita Lesinskienė, women tended to feel more loved and special on their birthdays than did men.

》In other results,

90.9% of respondents preferred to celebrate their birthday with friends,

80.6% with significant others,

66.3% with family members,

and 12% alone.

》Additionally,

49.2% preferred that their birthdays be organized by others

others versus 21.4% preferring to organize birthdays on their own.

》Lastly, 18.1% of respondents didn't celebrate their birthdays at all (wa-wa).

》The NCAA notes that a birthday effect is particularly pronounced in certain sports, with the oldest children in each grade or youth-sports grouping more likely to be recognized as more talented than their less physically and psychologically developed peers.
These older students are given access to enhanced competition, coaching, and training. This phenomenon is most pronounced in men's and women's ice hockey, men's tennis, baseball, and women's softball.

》Researchers say birthdays serve as "temporal landmarks," which make us perceive our future selves as more distinct from our current selves—which in turn makes us more motivated to attain the improvements we perceive our future selves will have.