Citation
Guzzo, Karen Benjamin (2018). A Research Note on the Stability of Coresidential Unions Formed Postconception.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 80(4), 841-852.
Abstract
There is a large literature examining the stability of mid-pregnancy unions, and parallel work on unions formed after a nonmarital birth, but research has yet to compare pre- and postbirth unions and simultaneously consider whether the union is with the father or a new partner. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort, the author compares the stability of coresidential unions (cohabitations and marriages) among three groups of mothers with nonunion first conceptions: those with a mid-pregnancy union with the father (n = 203), those with a postbirth union with the father (n = 333), and those with a union with a new partner (n = 342). Compared to mid-pregnancy unions with the father, postbirth father unions are 35% more likely to dissolve. New-partner unions are more likely to dissolve than both types of father unions. These associations persist when accounting for union type and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12498Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2018
Journal Title
Journal of Marriage and Family
Author(s)
Guzzo, Karen Benjamin
Article Type
Brief Report
Data Set/Study
National Longitudinal Studys (NLS)
Continent/Country
United States of America
State
Nonspecific
ORCiD
Guzzo - 0000-0001-9718-8465
