Union transitions among cohabitors: The significance of relationship assessments and expectations

被引:156
作者
Brown, SL [1 ]
机构
[1] Bowling Green State Univ, Dept Sociol, Bowling Green, OH 43403 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY | 2000年 / 62卷 / 03期
关键词
cohabitation; gender; marriage; separation; union transitions;
D O I
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00833.x
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Data from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) were used to estimate the effects of couple-level measures of cohabiters' relationship assessments and expectations on their union transitions. Although positive relationship assessments deterred separation, they did not hasten entry into marriage. Female partners' negative assessments of the relationship increased the odds of separation, whereas such reports among male partners weakened the odds of marriage. Plans to marry were positively associated with marriage entry, but this effect was considerably larger for White couples than if was for Black couples. Cohabiters' expectations that their union would dissolve were also associated with union transitions. When both partners reported an even to high chance of dissolution, the odds of marriage were low, and the odds of separation were high. Cohabiters' own relationship assessments and expectations are significant predictors of their union outcomes.
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页数:14
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