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ERIC Number: EJ643708
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
A Twin Study of Attachment in Preschool Children.
O'Connor, Thomas G.; Croft, Carla M.
Child Development, v72 n5 p1501-11 Sep-Oct 2001
Investigated the degree to which individual differences in child-parent attachment were mediated by genetic, shared environmental, and nonshared environmental influences. Found an overall concordance rate of 67 percent at the secure/insecure level. Twin similarity on the continuous measure of attachment security was consistent with a modest role for genetic influence but a significant effect for shared and nonshared environment. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Family Environment, Individual Differences, Nature Nurture Controversy, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Twins
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mediating Factors; Security Classifications; Security of Attachment