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Title: Reciprocal Associations Between Marital Timing Expectations and Changing Economic and Relationship Circumstances in Cohabiting Individuals
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Brown, Rachel R. Kamp Dush, Claire M. |
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Reciprocal Associations Between Marital Timing Expectations and Changing Economic and Relationship Circumstances in Cohabiting Individuals Presented: Washington DC, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March-April 2016 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Age at First Marriage; Cohabitation; Expectations/Intentions; Marriage Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Whereas many cohabitors may believe that they will marry their partners one day, there may be identifiable barriers that prevent them from marrying. If these conditions improved, cohabiting individuals might be more certain of marriage. Symbolic Interaction Theory would posit that individuals may change their expectations of marriage as context changes. Conversely, Marital Horizon Theory would predict that those who hope to marry sooner change behavior to make marriage more attainable and likely. This study examined how changes in marital expectations both predicted and were predicted by changes in circumstances--both economic and relational--using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Child and Young Adult Cohort. We found at least marginal support for both theoretical explanations, so continued analyses prior to the conference will clarify the association between marital expectations and circumstances through additional variables, models, and breakdowns by gender, age, and socioeconomic status. |
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Brown, Rachel R. and Claire M. Kamp Dush. "Reciprocal Associations Between Marital Timing Expectations and Changing Economic and Relationship Circumstances in Cohabiting Individuals." Presented: Washington DC, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March-April 2016. |