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

Concentrated in adolescence, violent victimization is developmentally disruptive. It undermines physical, mental, and socioemotional well-being and compromises youths’ transitions into and progression through key life course tasks. Youth violent victimization (YVV) has been linked to precocious exits from adolescence and premature entries into adulthood. This includes early entry into coresidential romantic unions, which is but one stage of a relationship sequence generally beginning via dating debut. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and Cox regression, we examine the effects of YVV on the timing of dating debut and progression to first coresidential unions during adolescence and the transition to adulthood. We pay particular attention to how these effects may be structured by age and gender. Overall, we find that victims begin dating sooner and progress more quickly from dating to first unions than do non-victims. However, youths victimized in early adolescence withdraw from dating and union formation, whereas late adolescent victims appear to overinvest in relationships—at least temporarily—displaying accelerated entry into dating and rapid progression to first unions. We conclude by discussing the implication of these age-graded patterns for intervention efforts and youth well-being more broadly.

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

10.31235/osf.io/d63j9 ◽

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

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

Canadian Studies in Population ◽

10.25336/p66590 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (3-4) ◽

pp. 234 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

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.

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Evolution of Factors Influencing First Union Formation in Canada

Canadian Studies in Population ◽

10.25336/p6dg6t ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 145 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Pierre Turcotte ◽

Frances Goldscheider

Keyword(s):

Union Formation ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

First Union

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Childlessness and union histories: evidence from Finnish population register data

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932019000257 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 78-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

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.

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

Journal of Marriage and Family ◽

10.1111/jomf.12090 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 247-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 81

Author(s):

Wendy D. Manning ◽

Susan L. Brown ◽

Krista K. Payne

Keyword(s):

Union Formation ◽

Stability And Change ◽

First Union

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Parental Socio-Economic Status and First Union Formation: Can European Variation Be Explained by the Second Demographic Transition Theory?

European Sociological Review ◽

10.1093/esr/jcx078 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 809-822 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M D (Anne) Brons ◽

Aart C Liefbroer ◽

Harry B G Ganzeboom

Keyword(s):

Demographic Transition ◽

Economic Status ◽

Transition Theory ◽

Union Formation ◽

Second Demographic Transition ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

First Union

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Endogamy versus homogamy. Marital choice among descendants of North African, Sahelian African and Turkish immigrants in France

Journal of Family Research ◽

10.20377/jfr-58 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 245-264

Author(s):

Beate Collet ◽

Emmanuelle Santelli

Keyword(s):

Social Factors ◽

Union Formation ◽

Scientific Interest ◽

North African ◽

Turkish Immigrants ◽

Immigrant Background ◽

French People ◽

And Gender ◽

Using Data ◽

The Impact

Whom do French people of immigrant background choose as life partners? This question has raised new scientific interest in France because integration has been challenged by the endogamy norm. Using data from a 2007 study based on biographical interviews with 93 individuals, this article examines the balance between endogamy and homogamy, leading the authors to develop the concept of ‘socio-ethnic homogamy’ to account for the combination of cultural, social and gender dimensions that influence the choice of a conjugal partner among the descendants of immigrants. Their socialisation prior to marriage and their options for a conjugal partner at the time of union formation are being analysed empirically. The ways in which the norms of endogamy are reinterpreted by interviewees as well as the impact of cultural and social factors on the process of marital choice in the immigration society are being discussed in due course. Zusammenfassung Wen wählen Franzosen mit Einwanderungshintergrund als Lebenspartner? Die Frage ist von neuem wissenschaftlichem Interesse in Frankreich, weil Integrationsfragen in Bezug auf Endogamieregeln neu hinterfragt werden können. Dieser Artikel basiert auf einer 2007 durchgeführten Studie, in deren Rahmen 93 biographische Interviews durchgeführt wurden, die es erlauben, die Wechselwirkung zwischen Endogamie und Homogamie zu untersuchen. Hierfür haben die Autorinnen das Konzept der sozio-ethnischen Homogamie entwickelt, um das Zusammenspiel von kulturellen, sozialen und geschlechtsspezifischen Dimensionen, die die Partnerwahl beeinflussen, zu erfassen. Die voreheliche Sozialisation der Befragten einerseits, und die Variationen der Wertvorstellungen zum Zeitpunkt der Paargründung andererseits wurden empirisch untersucht. Die Neuausrichtung der Endogamieregeln wird aufgezeigt und der Einfluss von kulturellen und sozialen Faktoren auf den Prozess der Partnerwahl in Einwanderungsgesellschaften wird diskutiert.

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