09
Jan
Research Resources : Marital and Family Stress
A bibliography of resources on marital and family stress.
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09
Jan
Research Resources : Marital and Family Therapy
A bibliography of resources on marital and family therapy.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marital Quality
A bibliography of resources on marital quality.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Abuse
A bibliography of resources on family violence.
09
Jan
Research Resources : Marriage and Child Well-being
A bibliography of resources on marriage and child well-being.
09
Jan
Attitudes Toward Marriage
American attitudes toward marriage have undergone changes in recent years, with shifts toward an increased acceptance of nontraditional family forms. Data have shown that Americans are developing increasingly favorable attitudes toward nontraditional marital and family values and behaviors, such as cohabitation, divorce, remaining single, and premarital sex. Americans are also expressing more egalitarian views toward […]
09
Jan
Research Resources : Family Relationships
A bibliography of resources on family relationships.
09
Jan
Attitudes Toward Cohabitation
American attitudes toward marriage have undergone changes in recent years, with shifts toward an increased acceptance of nontraditional family forms. Data show that Americans are developing increasingly favorable attitudes toward nontraditional family structures, such as cohabitation. While most American adolescents express positive attitudes toward marriage and a desire to become married themselves, more and more […]
09
Jan
Trends in Percent Ever Married by Age and Race/Ethnicity
While the vast majority of contemporary Americans eventually marry, their age at marriage matters. Early marriage is associated with an increased risk of marital dissolution compared with marriages that occur to older individuals. However, only a minority of Americans now marries in their teens or early twenties. Researchers have also found that individuals who have […]
09
Jan
When Marriages Die : Premarital and Early Marriage Precursors to Divorce
This paper reviews a series of studies addressing the question of whether loss of love and affection early in marriage and long-term marital instability have roots in couples’ premarital relationships. The findings summarized in this paper suggest that loss of love and affection early in marriage and later marital instability can be traced back to […]