Die altersbezogene Partnerwahl im Lebenslauf und ihr Einfluss auf die Beziehungsstabilität

Klein, Thomas; Rapp, Ingmar

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-02895-4_9

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“…However, relationships with the male being younger than the female partner become more prevalent as age increases, larger differences become more frequent with growing age, and older men accept even relatively young women to establish a union. These patterns of age‐specific partner choice are congruent with other studies on age preferences (Skopek, Schmitz, & Blossfeld, ; Klein & Rapp, : 214).…”

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“…Men and women who are at similar stages in the life course will have similar needs and orientations and will therefore more highly evaluate their interactions. Because young women begin adolescence and adulthood more quickly than boys and young men (e.g., Corijn & Klijzing, ), they are observed to choose male partners who are on average several years older and vice versa (Buunk, Dijkstra, Kenrick, & Warntjes, ; Ni Bhrolcháin, ; Ni Bhrolcháin & Wendy, ; for Germany, see Klein & Rapp, ). Apart from age, many other traits could be relevant, particularly ethnicity (Blau et al, ; Klein, ) and education (Becker, : 30ff; Blossfeld & Timm, , ).…”

Section: The Theoretical Concept Of the Partner Marketmentioning

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Partner market opportunities and union formation over the life course—A comparison of different measures

Eckhard

Stauder

2018

Population Space and Place

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Even in the online dating era, individuals will seek intimate partners who live physically nearby. This paper considers the validity of different partner market measures in German NUTS‐3 regions; the often used sex ratio is contrasted with different versions of the availability ratio (AR) and versions of the partner market density (PMD). The paper discusses (a) how conceptional aspects of the partner market are reflected in the various indicators. Using aggregated population data provided by German statistical offices, (b) the partner market in Germany is described as measured by the different partner market indicators. Linking them to micro‐level data from the German Socio‐economic Panel, the paper (c) compares the effects of the various partner market measures on union formation. A simple sex ratio does not show variance over the life course or between cohorts, nor does it determine the rate of couple formation. The AR and PMD reveal more plausible distributions by age and cohort and higher criterion validity, especially when accounting for availableness according to marital status. With regard to men, the AR demonstrates the strongest impact on union formation; with regard to women, PMD seems more important.

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Partner market opportunities and union formation over the life course—A comparison of different measures

Eckhard

Stauder

2018

Population Space and Place

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“…Second, older people have fewer social activities where they may meet potential partners (de Graaf & Kalmijn, 2003). Third, men (but not women) express an increasing preference for younger partners with rising age (Alterovitz & Mendelsohn, 2009; Buunk, Dijkstra, Kenrick, & Warntjes, 2001; Kenrick & Keefe, 1992; Klein & Rapp, 2014), which is also reflected in the age differences between partners in newly formed partnerships (England & McClintock, 2009). These age-related gender differences in age preferences may have their root in evolution as well as in sociocultural conditioning (England & McClintock, 2009).…”

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Partnership Formation in Young and Older Age

Rapp

2018

Journal of Family Issues

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This article examines the prevalence of partnership formation at different life stages and analyses whether the determinants of partnership formation change over the life course. Data were obtained from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 1992 to 2014. Event history analyses were used to examine 13,871 periods of being single, of which 8,551 ended with the beginning of an intimate relationship. The results show that the formation of intimate relationships becomes increasingly unlikely after the fourth decade of life onward, particularly for women. At the same time, several predictors of partnership formation vary substantially with age. Economic resources accelerate partnership formation particularly in midlife, whereas good health accelerates partnership formation only in later years. These results remain similar when the transition into cohabitation is examined.

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“…Corijn and Klijzing 2001). Therefore, young women prefer male partners who are on average some years older and vice versa (Ní Bhrolcháin and Sigle-Rushton 2005;Ní Bhrolcháin 2008;Buunk et al 2001;Kenrick and Keefe 1992; for Germany see Klein and Rapp 2014). Hence, men born in times of rising birth rates will face broad partner market opportunities because the younger (female) cohorts are relatively large.…”

Section: Theoretical Background and Measurement Of The Partner Marketmentioning

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“…Means have been calculated for the logged availability ratio; for the sake of interpretability, the finally delogged means are reported. Data: Own calculations based on the regional population statistics of the German Federal Statistical Office and the statistical offices of the German states differences in new forming couples show (Eckhard, Stauder and Wiese 2014: 16-44)-a de-concentration of age-and cohort-related mating preferences (see also Klein and Rapp 2014). With growing age, the spectrum of accepted age differences becomes larger, thus increasing the sum of eligible partners.…”

Section: General Parameters Of the Partner Marketmentioning

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Migration and the Partner Market: How Gender-Selective Relocations Affect Regional Mating Chances in Germany

Eckhard

Stauder

2017

Eur J Population

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The study explores the consequences of gender-selective internal migration for regional mating chances in Germany, comparing different cohorts as well as different types of regions. Indicators of the partner market based on time series of the official German regional population statistics are combined with indicators of migration and on regional economic, educational, and settlement structures. Instead of the simple sex ratio, which is the standard measure for partner market conditions in previous research, the study at hand uses the availability ratio suggested by Goldman et al. (Popul Index 50(1):5-25, 1984). The availability ratio takes into account that partner markets are structured by age preferences. Like previous studies, results show that gender-selective migration has led to a strong deterioration of mating chances for men in most eastern districts of Germany. Exceptions are districts offering universities as well as a large tertiary sector. But, unlike previous research, results also show that migration-caused imbalances of the partner market in eastern German districts are not extraordinarily high. In the western part of Germany, there were at times even stronger partner market imbalances for some male cohorts as a consequence of oscillating birth rates.Keywords Regional studies Á Internal migration Á Marriage market Á Marriage squeeze Á East Germany Á Availability ratio Á Sex ratio In many industrialized countries, there is an overproportional migration of women from rural into urban regions (for Norway: Dahlström 1996; Spain: Camarero and Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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Die altersbezogene Partnerwahl im Lebenslauf und ihr Einfluss auf die Beziehungsstabilität

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Partner market opportunities and union formation over the life course—A comparison of different measures

Partner market opportunities and union formation over the life course—A comparison of different measures

Partnership Formation in Young and Older Age

Migration and the Partner Market: How Gender-Selective Relocations Affect Regional Mating Chances in Germany

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