Genetic and environmental influences on adult attachment styles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariana Brussoni (0000-0002-1495-816X, University of British Columbia), Mariana J Brussoni, Kerry L Jang (0000-0002-0977-5377, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), W John Livesley (University of British Columbia), Tannis Macbeth (University of British Columbia), TANNIS M MACBETH |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 283-289 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2000.tb00017.x |
| OpenAlex | W2014169968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 22 |
The heritability of adult attachment styles as measured by the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) was estimated on data from a volunteer general population sample of 220 adult twin pairs (116 monozygotic pairs. 104 dizygotic pairs). Additive genetic effects accounted for 37%, 43%, and 25% of the variance in the secure, fearful, and preoccupied adult attachment styles, respectively, but none of the variance in the dismissing style. Nonshared environmental influences accounted for the majority of the variance in all styles: 63% secure, 57% fearful, 75% preoccupied, and 71% dismissing. Shared environmental effects were negligible for all styles except dismissing (29%)
Attachment theory · Developmental psychology · Dizygotic twins · Evolutionary biology · Heritability · Population · Twin study · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Rethinking the transmission gap
Failing the duck test
The Science of Compassionate Love
Sex, attachment, and the development of reproductive strategies
Associations among Attachment Style, Maintenance Strategies, and Relational Quality across Cultures
Test of an Interpersonal Model of Hypochondriasis
A Twin Study of Attachment Style in Young Adults
Parental attachment and conflict behavior
The evolved developmental niche in childhood
Multiple social factors are associated with wellbeing when accounting for shared genetic and environmental confounding
Maternal nurturance predicts decreases in attachment avoidance in emerging adulthood
Is Virginia for lovers? Geographic variation in adult attachment orientation
Gender Nonconformity, Childhood Rejection, and Adult Attachment
Anger, Anxiety, and Selective Exposure to Terrorist Violence
On Being Insecure about the Assessment of Attachment Styles
The subclinical psychopath in love
The Dyadic Interdependence of Attachment Security and Dependency
Attachment and loss
The limits of family influence
The zygosity of twins
Security in Infancy, Childhood, and Adulthood
Genes, Environment, and Personality
Factor Analysis and AIC
Adjustment of twin data for the effects of age and sex
Factor Analysis and AIC
Heritability of the Big Five Personality Dimensions and Their Facets
Reliability and stability of adult attachment patterns
Volunteer bias in twin research
Attachment security and temperament in infancy and early childhood
The importance of nonshared (E1) environmental influences in behavioral development
Attachment styles among young adults
Adult attachment representations, parental responsiveness, and infant attachment
Avoidance of Intimacy
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |