Union Formation among Men in the U.S.: Does Having Prior Children Matter?.

Stewart, Susan D.; Manning, Wendy D.; Smock, Pamela J.

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ERIC Number: EJ660617

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Union Formation among Men in the U.S.: Does Having Prior Children Matter?

Stewart, Susan D.; Manning, Wendy D.; Smock, Pamela J.

Journal of Marriage and Family, v65 n1 p90-104 Feb 2003

Investigates whether fatherhood, and specifically involvement with nonresident children, influence men's entrance into marital and cohabiting unions. Findings suggest that neither resident nor nonresident children affect men's chances of entering a new marriage, but nonresident children have a positive effect on cohabitation. (Contains 79 references and 4 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Child Custody, Family Relationship, Family Structure, Fathers, Marriage, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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