Newlywed Women's Marital Expectations: Lifelong Monogamy?

Campbell, Kelly; Wright, David W.; Flores, Castillo

doi:10.1080/10502556.2012.651966

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“…Expectations are not necessarily the same as desires or aspirations (although some work on marital attitudes have suggested they are very close; Plotnick, ), and future work would do well to differentiate between expectations, aspirations, and overall values to more thoroughly understand the cognitions underpinning behavior. The current measures of expectations were also skewed; other studies have suggested that most people are optimistic toward avoiding divorce (Arocho & Purtell, ; Campbell, Wright, & Flores, ). Expectations of divorce are also only one part of expectations regarding marriage (Willoughby et al, ).…”

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Do Expectations of Divorce Predict Union Formation in the Transition to Adulthood?

Arocho

2019

J of Marriage and Family

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Objective: This study describes the association between explicit expectations of divorce and subsequent first union formation during the transition to adulthood (ages 18-28). Background: Expectations for marriage in young adulthood predict union formation. Even before marrying, young adults may express a perceived risk of eventual divorce, and expectations of divorce may also have implications for union formation during the transition to adulthood. Method: Data from the 2005 to 2015 years of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition to Adulthood Supplement (n = 2,052) were used to estimate the association between expectations of divorce and entry into first premarital cohabitation and first marriage using discrete-time logistic and multinomial logistic survival models. Results: As hypothesized, greater expectations for divorce predicted slower entrance into first marriage, even when controlling for expectations for marriage and various sociodemographic characteristics, and predicted a greater likelihood of both remaining single and being first observed cohabiting instead of marrying in young adulthood for both men and women. Conclusion: Despite desiring to marry, young adults may delay marriage if they are concerned about their risk of future divorce.

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Do Expectations of Divorce Predict Union Formation in the Transition to Adulthood?

Arocho

2019

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Long-term pair bonds are indeed common and desirable to most men and women in Westernized cultures today. 19 Similarly, short-term mating, whether within or outside of a long-term partnership, is common across cultures and throughout history. 20…”

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Monogamy and Nonmonogamy: Evolutionary Considerations and Treatment Challenges

Brandon

2016

Sexual Medicine Reviews

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“…Some relationship expectations held by White Americans have been perceived as unrealistic. For example, newly wed women expected their marriages to provide them with self‐fulfillment and love; consequently, once the romance declined the women were less satisfied in their marriages (Campbell et al., ). Marital dissatisfaction is linked to high expectations of spousal roles, especially when spouses are expected to “simultaneously be a friend, a confidant, a fulfilling sexual partner, a parent, and a counselor” (Larson, , p. 3).…”

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Marital Expectations in Strong African American Marriages

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The current exploratory study utilized a family strengths framework to identify marital expectations in 39 strong African American heterosexual marriages. Couples reflected on their marital expectations over their 10 or more years of marriage. Three themes emerged through qualitative analysis and the participants' own words were used in the presentation of the themes. African Americans indicated that there was growth in marital expectations over time, with marital expectations often beginning with unrealistic expectations that grew into more realistic expectations as their marriages progressed. Participants also indicated that core expectations in strong African American marriages included open communication, congruent values, and positive treatment of spouse. Finally, participants explained there is an "I" in marriage as they discussed the importance of autonomy within their marital relationships. Results are discussed in association with existing research and theory.

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Newlywed Women's Marital Expectations: Lifelong Monogamy?

Cited by 14 publications

References 38 publications

Do Expectations of Divorce Predict Union Formation in the Transition to Adulthood?

Do Expectations of Divorce Predict Union Formation in the Transition to Adulthood?

Monogamy and Nonmonogamy: Evolutionary Considerations and Treatment Challenges

Marital Expectations in Strong African American Marriages

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