What Is a Non Shared Environment

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What is shared and non shared environments?

Shared environments consist of those environments shared by siblings as a result of growing up in the same family. For example, family values and child-rearing practices may be common across siblings. Nonshared environments consist of those environments that are not shared by siblings growing up in the same family.

What is meant by shared environment?

Abstract. The shared environment (also called common environment) refers to environmental influences that have the effect of making siblings more similar to one another. Shared environmental influences can include shared family experiences, shared peer groups, and sharing the same school and community.