Researchers have concluded from a survey of people aged 65 that emotional well-being in adulthood is closely related to intimacy with siblings earlier in life. Those surveyed who had never had any siblings or who said that at college age they were emotionally distant from their siblings were emotionally less well adjusted at 65 than were those who had been close to at least one brother or sister.

If the researchers’ conclusion is accurate, it follows that

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some people who attended college as young adults are likely as a result to be emotionally better off at age 65

the emotional well-being of people aged 65 depends on the emotional well-being of their siblings

it is closeness to siblings rather than just having siblings that is more relevant to people’s emotional well-being at age 65

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people who are emotionally well off at college age are more likely to be emotionally well off at age 65 as well

intimacy with siblings is more important to people at college age than it is at age 65

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