Do birds of a feather leave the nest together? The role of sibling personality similarity in the transition to adulthood (IMAGE)

PLOS

Do birds of a feather leave the nest together? The role of sibling personality similarity in the transition to adulthood

Caption

Siblings can "pave the way" when they have similar "Big Five" personalities - with introverted siblings being more likely to leave home once their similarly introverted brother or sister has done so.

Credit

Yu-Chin Her, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Usage Restrictions

Credit must be given to the creator.

License

CC BY

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.