Erratum In the June issue of Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 74, number 3, the data and the subheadings in the article ''Social Isolation and Spousal Violence: Comparing Marriage Migrants With Local Women'' were reversed for Tables 2 and 3. Models 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d were logistic regression results for husband-to-wife psychological aggression and should be placed in Table 2. Models 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d were results of husband-to-wife physical assault and should be placed in Table 3.

Although it is well documented that family attitudes become less traditional over cohorts, little is known about how individuals' attitudes change over time. More research also is needed on how the within-individual changesFamily-related attitudes are key correlates of various family processes and outcomes, including family formation and dissolution, the division of household labor, and childbearing and parenting. Despite the important theoretical and policy implications associated with the formation of these attitudes there is little systematic knowledge about it. Furthermore, researchers often argue that these attitudes determine behaviors, not vice versa. In particular, how family attitudes change as one gets older is seldom examined, although past research has paid extensive attention to the liberalizing trend in family attitudes across cohorts. This lack of understanding is in part due to a lack of longitudinal data at the individual level. In fact, little is known about the within-person changes in family attitudes over time. The available longitudinal evidence comes predominantly from the United States, and no studies from Asia have been conducted.Family formation and dissolution, childbirth, the transition from school to work, unemployment, and retirement are important life stage transitions that most people experience during their lifetime. These transitions may change what people experience, how they define themselves, and with whom they interact, thereby influencing their attitudes. A few studies,

BACKGROUND The one-person household (OPH) is the fastest-growing type of household in many regions of the world, but no systematic work on it has been done outside of Europe and North America. This special collection consists of ten articles that examine the livingalone phenomenon in Asia. OBJECTIVE This paper summarizes their findings, highlights unique features found in Asia, and discusses the implications of the increase in OPH in Asia for individuals' well-being and societies' resource distribution. METHODS Census data are used for an international comparison of the prevalence of one-person households. RESULTS The papers reveal vast heterogeneity across regions and within nations. While widows remains a major group of OPH, the rising prevalence of OPH in Asia is mainly fueled by the increase of young urban adults who live alone as a consequence of delayed or declining marriage, increasing divorce, and increasing geographic mobility. Many of them are working class individuals or migrant workers. The impact of living alone varies by cultural, demographic, and policy contexts. The papers identify groups that are potentially vulnerable to social isolation and financial distress and challenge the generally negative stereotypes of the OPH living arrangement.

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The failure of cross-border marriages has often been attributed to the large age discrepancy between husband and wife, while disadvantage resulted from the selectivity of husbands from low socioeconomic backgrounds has received less attention. Analyzing couple-level household survey data (N = 871) in Hong Kong, this study compares marital conflict in local and cross-border couples by examining the mediating factors such as age discrepancy and socioeconomic disadvantages. Our analysis suggests that cross-border marriages are subject to significantly more frequent marital conflict than local marriages. It also showed that an age discrepancy from 6 to 9 years (older husband) significantly increased the frequency of marital conflict. However, our analysis showed that counter to common assumptions, socioeconomic disadvantagesparticularly the couple's financial stress-instead of nonnormative age hypergamy explained the higher frequency of marital conflict in crossborder marriages.