A Research Brief on Prospective Marital Expectations among Cohabitors with Initial Marital Intentions

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Guzzo, Karen Benjamin (2020). A Research Brief on Prospective Marital Expectations among Cohabitors with Initial Marital Intentions. Journal of Family Issues, 41(11), 1979-2001. PMCID: PMC7723350

Abstract

Having initial intentions to marry increases cohabitors’ likelihood of marriage, yet some cohabitors with such plans do not marry. One explanation for non-marriage may be that prior union experiences and the challenges of raising shared or stepchildren could temper initially strong marital intentions. Using the 2011–15 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), I examine prospective marital expectations among 531 current cohabitors in short-term unions (

URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X20909145

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2020

Journal Title

Journal of Family Issues

Author(s)

Guzzo, Karen Benjamin

Article Type

Research Brief

PMCID

PMC7723350

Data Set/Study

National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

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Guzzo - 0000-0001-9718-8465