Growing up and growing apart: a developmental meta-analysis of twin studies.
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Developmental change in twin similarity was examined with age contrasts in a meta-analysis of twin studies from 1967 through 1985. Intraclass rs were coded from 103 papers that included data for monozygotic or dizygotic twins, or for both, on personality or intelligence variables. Analyses indicated that there was a general tendency for some intraclass rs to decrease with age. In other words, as twins grow up, they grow apart. There were also developmental differences associated with components of variance for heritability, the shared environment, and the nonshared environment. Mechanisms through which the nonshared environment may operate are discussed.
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- Authors
- McCartney, K., Harris, M. J., & Bernieri, F.
- Affiliations
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1990
- Volume
- 107
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 226-237
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2018912281
- Cited by
- 295
- References
- 141
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 1.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (7r01mh041807-02)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH41807)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- twin similarity, developmental changes, monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins, heritability, shared environment, nonshared environment, personality, intelligence, intraclass correlation coefficient, age differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Humans, Individuation, Personality Development, Social Environment, Twins, Meta-Analysis as Topic
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