Sentences with phrase «rank of the romantic partner»

Using this approach, we could straightforwardly compare the relative rank of the romantic partner with the rank of the sibling in the attachment hierarchy as a function of sibling type.

Further, regarding the sixth question, the three sibling types also differed significantly in the assigned rank of their romantic partner, χ2 (2) = 47.18, p <.001.

The reason for conflict is that the rank of the romantic partner is definitely not on top of the attachment hierarchy (as in a relationship with an NT) sibling, nor is the partner definitely beyond the twin (as in a relationship with an MZ twin).

Not exact matches

To do so, we compared monozygotic (MZ), dizygotic (DZ) and non-twin (NT) siblings in the way they form the relative rank of the sibling and the romantic partner in their attachment hierarchies.

They were advised to make a ranking in which the four targets (sibling, mother, father, and romantic partner) were sorted according to the strength of emotional connectedness to these persons.ii Low values (i.e., a high rank) indicate a high level of emotional connectedness of the participant to the target person.

This equal rank of the sibling and the romantic partner in relationships with one DZ twin involved might be a source for open conflict.

Perhaps the attachment to the romantic partner is equally strong independent of sibling type, and the predicted effects solely lie on the different rank of the sibling in the attachment hierarchy of the participants (attachment to the romantic partner MZ = DZ = NT).

Comparisons of the rank of the sibling and the romantic partner in the attachment hierarchy within each sibling type revealed in line with the third prediction that MZ twins placed the twin, mean rank = 1.42, SD = 0.76, significantly higher than the romantic partner, mean rank = 2.10, SD = 0.88, z = 4.59, p <.001.

Across all participants, the romantic partner was on the top of the attachment hierarchy, mean rank = 1.78, SD = 0.93, followed by the sibling, mean rank = 2.19, SD = 1.14, and the mother, mean rank = 2.56, SD = 0.86.

As we focused our research on the relative rank of the sibling and the romantic partner in the attachment hierarchy, this research was not designed to test this mediational model.