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Explaining the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce

Amato, Paul R.·1996·Journal of Marriage and the Family

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This study uses national longitudinal [U.S.] data to explain the intergenerational transmission of divorce. Parental divorce is associated with an increased risk of offspring divorce especially when wives or both spouses have experienced the dissolution of their parents marriage. Offspring age at marriage cohabitation socioeconomic attainment and prodivorce attitudes mediate modest proportions of the estimated effect of parental divorce. In contrast a measure of interpersonal behavior problems mediates the largest share of the association. The findings suggest that parental divorce elevates the risk of offspring divorce by increasing the likelihood that offspring exhibit behaviors that interfere with the maintenance of mutually rewarding intimate relationships. Data are from the Study of Marriage Over the Life Course. (EXCERPT)

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Authors
Amato, P. R.
Venue
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1996-08
Volume
58
Issue
3
Pages
628
ISSN
0022-2445 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2029149828
Cited by
695
References
1
FWCI
40.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
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