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

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.

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.

scholarly journals Two Decades of Stability and Change in Age at First Union Formation

2014 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy D. Manning ◽  
Susan L. Brown ◽  
Krista K. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Union Formation ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
First Union

scholarly journals The structure of recent first-union formation in Romania

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan M. Hoem ◽  
Dora Kostova ◽  
Aiva Jasilioniene ◽  
Cornelia Mureşan
Keyword(s):  
Union Formation ◽  
First Union

FACTORS INFLUENCING UNION FORMATION IN NAIROBI, KENYA

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
PHILIPPE BOCQUIER ◽  
ANNE KHASAKHALA
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Event History ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Search Model ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Proportional Hazards Regression ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Age Cohort ◽  
Exogenous Factors

SummaryUsing retrospective data from the Urban Integration Survey conducted in 2001 in Nairobi, Kenya, on a sample of 955 women and men aged 25–54, this paper compares factors influencing entry into union formation for men and women. The analysis uses event history methods, specifically Cox Proportional Hazards regression, stratified by age cohort and run separately by sex. The results indicate that delay in union formation is more pronounced for women than for men. Cohabitation without formal marriage is the prominent form of union, especially among the younger generation, and appears to have increased. For men, the timing of union is more dependent upon human capital acquisition than on cultural factors. These findings show that the marriage search model, which was first applied in Western countries, can also hold in cities of developing countries. Nonetheless, neither the search model nor the integration or the independence models apply to women's union formation, which very few exogenous factors can explain.

scholarly journals Young Adults’ First Family Formation: Is Family Process Influential?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Roghani ◽  
Corey Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Family Formation ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Family Process ◽  
Union Formation ◽  
Family Routines ◽  
First Union

This study examines the association between adolescents’ family process, their first union formation (e.g. marriage and cohabitation) and relationship satisfaction of those unions. This research uses event history analysis and data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 of adolescents (n= 4765) to address how the mechanisms of social learning affects timing to union formation and relationship satisfaction. It reveals how entering marriage or cohabitation, and relationship quality for the first unions varies according to family routines, parental monitoring, and parent-adolescent relationships. Additionally, the effects of family process in accordance with life-course stage, and parental divorce are assessed. Findings indicate that experiencing positive family process is associated with higher likelihood of marriage versus cohabitation, and greater relationship satisfaction. In addition, it is more influential in early adulthood, and two biological parents mediate the greater positive influence of family process.

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