scholarly journals PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP QUALITY, FAMILY STRUCTURE HISTORY, AND THE FORMATION OF FIRST UNION IN THE UNITED STATES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Roghani
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Family Formation ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Parental Relationship ◽  
First Union ◽  
Parental Relationship Quality

This research examines the influence of family structure and parental relationship quality on young adults' first union formation (marriage and cohabitation) from the ages of 16 to 35. This study also examines whether the impact of the family varies significantly by age. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, an event history analysis is conducted to address how the mechanisms of social learning by family affect the timing and types of first union formation. This research shows an individual with lower parental relationship quality and parental divorce cohabit during adolescence and early adulthood to leave the familial conflict home environment. Furthermore, intact family and higher relationship quality between parents are associated with a greater likelihood of marriage than cohabitation. This study suggests that parental divorce during adolescence affects the timing and types of the first union formation. In contrast, parental divorce in the later stage of the transition to adulthood is not associated with the first family formation behavior. Although young adults with different levels of parental relationship quality had the same rates of marriage, lower marital relationship quality is associated with higher rates of cohabitating. Adolescents who suffer from parental divorce and lower parental relationship quality with better socioeconomic status have lower rates of cohabitating but the same odds of marrying with lower socioeconomic status counterparts. These findings suggest that future policy should include socioeconomic factors in assessing parents' relationships and their offspring's family formation behaviors

scholarly journals First union formation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: patterns across countries and gender

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 247-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalev Katus ◽  
Allan Puur ◽  
Asta Põldma ◽  
Luule Sakkeus
Keyword(s):  
Union Formation ◽  
First Union ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Type and timing of first union formation in Québec and the rest of Canada: Continuity and change across the 1930–79 birth cohorts

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Wright
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Age At Marriage ◽  
First Union ◽  
Over Time

Trends in age at marriage have been well documented, but less is known about age at first union among recent cohorts of Canadians. Using the 2011 GSS, I document changes in the type and timing of first union formation among Canadians born over five decades, and examine how regional differences in partnering behaviours have changed over time. The trend away from entering marriage directly has continued among Canadians born in the 1970s, but Québec-Canada differences have narrowed. The trend towards later marriage has continued, but age at first union has not changed across the five cohorts under study.Les tendances en ce qui a trait à l’âge au mariage ont été bien documentées, mais moins est connu quant à l’âge à la première union chez les dernières cohortes de Canadiens. À partir de données provenant de l’ESG de 2011, je documente les changements au niveau du type et du moment de la formation de premières unions auprès de Canadiens nés au cours de cinq décennies et j’examine en quelle mesure les différences régionales quant aux comportements liés au partenariat ont changé au fil du temps. La tendance à délaisser l’entrée directe au mariage a continué chez les Canadiens nés dans les années 1970, mais l’écart Québec-Canada a diminué. La tendance vers le mariage plus tardif a continué, mais l’âge à la première union n’a pas changé à travers les cinq cohortes à l’étude.

scholarly journals Evolution of Factors Influencing First Union Formation in Canada

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Turcotte ◽  
Frances Goldscheider
Keyword(s):  
Union Formation ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
First Union

Childlessness and union histories: evidence from Finnish population register data

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Saarela ◽  
Vegard Skirbekk
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Material ◽  
Register Data ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Population Register ◽  
Parental Home ◽  
Finnish Population ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
First Union ◽  
Leaving The Parental Home

AbstractFrom an evolutionary perspective, childlessness may be considered a failure, as it implies that there will be no direct transmission of one’s genetic material to later generations. It is also a pressing social issue, because in many contemporary advanced societies, levels of childlessness have increased, and particularly so among men. The absence of a partner is naturally a fundamental determinant of childlessness. Empirical evidence on how childlessness relates to individuals’ partnership histories is nevertheless limited. This issue was analysed with Finnish population register data, which allow the complete cohabitation and marriage histories of individuals from age 18 years to be observed. For women and men born between 1969 and 1971, logistic regression models were estimated for childlessness at age 40 by partnership histories in terms of various stages in the process of union formation and dissolution, and accounting for several socioeconomic variables. A strong link between union histories and childlessness was found, with short partnership spells raising the risk of not becoming a parent. Later age when leaving the parental home raised female childlessness, while a short first-union duration related more strongly to male childlessness. These findings may be considered as providing insights into how specific life-history strategies affect reproductive outcomes, and highlight the need to develop new approaches to understand this feature of social inequality.

COHABITATION AND UNION DISSOLUTION IN CENTRAL UGANDA: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COHABITORS AND NON-COHABITORS

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-192
Author(s):  
Charles Lwanga ◽  
Ishmael Kalule-Sabiti ◽  
Natal Ayiga
Keyword(s):  
Small Difference ◽  
Event History ◽  
Union Dissolution ◽  
Event History Data ◽  
Union Status ◽  
First Union ◽  
Status Number ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Living Children ◽  
Over Time

SummaryThe aim of this paper was to establish whether the differences in the risks of union dissolution between cohabitors and non-cohabitors in Uganda have converged over time using event history data. Data were collected in 2013 from 1200 women in central Uganda using retrospective methods. Of these, 839 provided information on three types of first union: women who married directly (without first cohabiting), those who married following cohabitation and those who were still cohabiting. The data were analysed using decrement lifetable analysis. Though the analysis indicated a small difference in the timing of first union dissolution for women who married directly, no evidence was found that the difference in the risk of union dissolution between cohabitors and non-cohabitors had converged over the 9-year period following first union. Women’s union/marriage status, number of living children in a union, parental union status and birth cohort were found to significantly influence the timing of union dissolution. Overall, the rate of union dissolution was fairly high, regardless of type of union.

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