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Author: Wood, Robert G.
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1. Wood, Robert G.
Avellar, Sarah
Goesling, Brian
Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns
ASPE Research Brief, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, October 2008.
Also: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/pathways2adulthood/rb.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Keyword(s): Marriage; Monitoring the Future (MTF); National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); Transition, Adulthood; Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

Adolescence is a crucial time for physical and emotional development and can be a pivotal period in the formation of ideas about intimacy and marriage. In this research brief, we use information from four national data sets to examine factors that may influence relationship and marriage patterns during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. We document teens’ experiences, circumstances, and attitudes associated with romantic relationships and marriage. We also examine how relationship patterns of young adults vary by their circumstances, experiences, and expectations as teens.
Bibliography Citation
Wood, Robert G., Sarah Avellar and Brian Goesling. "Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns." ASPE Research Brief, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, October 2008.
2. Wood, Robert G.
Avellar, Sarah
Goesling, Brian
Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns
MPR Reference No 6306-005, Report Submitted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc, Princeton, NJ, October 2008.
Also: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/pathways2adulthood/report.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Keyword(s): Marriage; Monitoring the Future (MTF); National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); Teenagers; Transition, Adulthood; Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

In this report, we examine some of the potential precursors of these changes in adult marriage patterns. We use data from four large national surveys to examine the experiences and attitudes of teenagers, in order to gain a better understanding of factors that may influence their views of marriage and their relationship choices in adulthood. We focus on teenagers’ initial exposure to and experiences with romantic relationships and marriage, as well as their general attitudes toward marriage. We also examine marriage and relationship patterns among a recent cohort of young adults and identify factors in adolescence associated with the likelihood of choosing various relationship pathways in early adulthood.
Bibliography Citation
Wood, Robert G., Sarah Avellar and Brian Goesling. "Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns." MPR Reference No 6306-005, Report Submitted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc, Princeton, NJ, October 2008.