Meeting One's Twin: Perceived Social Closeness and Familiarity

Perceptions of social closeness and familiarity were assessed among 44 monozygotic (MZA) and 33 dizygotic (DZA) reunited twin pairs, and several individual twins and triplets. Significantly greater MZA than DZA closeness and familiarity were found. Closeness and familiarity ratings for co-twins exce...

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Main Authors: Nancy L. Segal, Scott L. Hershberger, Sara Arad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490300100105