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- Title
The Timing of Cohabitation and Engagement: Impact on First and Second Marriages.
- Authors
Stanley, Scott M; Rhoades, Galena K; Amato, Paul R; Markman, Howard J; Johnson, Christine A
- Abstract
Using a multi-state sample of marriages that took place in the 1990s, this study examined associations between premarital cohabitation history and marital quality in first (N = 437) and second marriages (N = 200), and marital instability in first marriages (intact N = 521, divorced N = 124). For first marriages, cohabiting with the spouse without first being engaged or married was associated with more negative interaction, higher self-reported divorce proneness, and a greater probability of divorce compared to cohabiting after engagement or marriage (with patterns in the same direction for marital positivity). In contrast, there was a general risk associated with premarital cohabitation for second marriages on self-reported indices of marital quality, with or without engagement when cohabitation began.
- Publication
Journal of marriage and the family, 2010, Vol 72, Issue 4, p906
- ISSN
0022-2445
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00738.x