Marital plans and partnership transitions among German opposite-sex couples : Couple agreement and gender differences
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F23%3A00132493" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/23:00132493 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/49/39" target="_blank" >https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/49/39</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2023.49.39" target="_blank" >10.4054/DemRes.2023.49.39</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Marital plans and partnership transitions among German opposite-sex couples : Couple agreement and gender differences
Original language description
BACKGROUND Research shows that marital plans influence marital behavior. However, romantic partners may differ in their marital plans, and these differences can affect relationship outcomes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between agreement in short-term marital plans and partnership transitions in German opposite-sex couples and to find whether there is a gender difference in the relationship between marital plans and the risk of marriage or dissolution. METHOD The couple-level data from the German Family Panel (pairfam) were analyzed with competing-risks regression. The sample consisted of 1,834 couples. RESULTS Marital plans were strongly associated with the subsequent transition to marriage; marital plans were not associated with dissolution when controlling for relationship and partner characteristics. The gender of the partner with marital plans was not associated with the probability of marriage or dissolution. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to expectations, there were no gender differences in the relationship between marital plans and partnership transitions. Despite the important role of marriage in Germany, disagreements in marital plans did not increase the risk of dissolution. However, agreement in marital plans plays an important role in subsequent marriage. The transition to marriage is also strongly influenced by relationship characteristics and life course factors.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50402 - Demography
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA20-12364S" target="_blank" >GA20-12364S: Partnership satisfaction as a predictor of partnership stability</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Demographic research
ISSN
1435-9871
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
49
Issue of the periodical within the volume
July-December
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
30
Pages from-to
1087-1116
UT code for WoS article
001124563600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85183164273