Sentences with phrase «as attachment figures compared»

When restricting the sample to participants who were involved in dating and marital relationships (n for the subsample is unknown from the literature) they found that twins were less likely to view their romantic partners as attachment figures compared to NT siblings.

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Moreover, it was predicted that MZ and DZ twins are more likely to perceive their sibling as a main attachment figure compared to their romantic partner, but NT siblings are more likely to perceive their romantic partner as a main attachment figure.

Taken together, we expected that (4) DZ twins are more likely attached to their sibling as a main attachment figure compared to their romantic partner, whereas (5) non-twin siblings are more likely to attach themselves to their romantic partner compared to their sibling.

Tancredy and Fraley (2006) compared in a sample of 62 twins (30 MZ and 32 DZ) and 928 NT siblings, whether twins and non-twins differed in their use of non-siblings (e.g., mothers, friends) as attachment figures.

Thus, we predicted that (3) MZ twins are more likely to choose their twin as a main attachment figure compared to their romantic partner.