Parents’ Marital Quality and Children’s Transition to Adulthood

Brauner-Otto, Sarah R.; Axinn, William G.; Ghimire, Dirgha J.

doi:10.1007/s13524-019-00851-w

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“…We observed intergenerational patterns of family formation. Harmonious parental relationships, measured by parents remaining in first marriages, appeared to encourage their children’s transition to first marriages (Brauner-Otto et al, 2020). However, while the effect was greater than that reported by Cunningham and Thornton (2006), it was less than those reported by Kobrin and Waite (1984) and South (2001).…”

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The Influence of Parental Education on First Marriages in China: The Role of Childhood Family Background

Lan

Kuang

2022

Journal of Family Issues

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China has implemented the universal two-child policy to promote fertility whereas the trends of later marriage and childbearing still prevail. The marriage timing of young adults has received considerable attention. However, studies tailored to the Chinese context remain limited. Using data from the China Labor-force Dynamic Survey 2016, we established bivariate and multinomial logistic regression discrete-time event-history models to examine the influence of parental educational attainment on their children’s first marriages. Not only the effects of parental education on their children’s likelihood of entry to first marriages and marriage postponement but also changes in these effects by sex, region, and across birth cohorts and the individual life course were analyzed. In general, there was a significantly positive relationship between parents’ educational attainment and the likelihood of their children’s entry into first marriages. However, it couldn’t explain variations about the timing of first marriages or marriage postponement. Analyses of subsamples revealed considerable heterogeneity in the effects of parental educational attainment by sex and region. These findings reveal the influence of childhood family background factors on marriage behaviors and provide a basis for predicting future marriage and childbearing trends in China. This study provides meaningful inputs and a rationale for amending the minimum legal marriageable age and for promoting marriage and births within Chinese marriage law.

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“…Marriage is considered a milestone in the transition to adulthood (South, 2001) and a key dimension of social networks in most societies (Brauner-Otto et al, 2020). Family is a fundamental social institution, and its formation during an individual's life course is a key event.…”

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The Influence of Parental Education on First Marriages in China: The Role of Childhood Family Background

Lan

Kuang

2022

Journal of Family Issues

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“…Interparental affection, as a key index of interparental relationship quality, describes the loving, affectionate, and supportive behaviors between two parents (Allendorf & Ghimire, 2013). It is found to be a promotive factor for children’s life satisfaction, interpersonal adjustment, and educational attainment (Brauner-Otto et al, 2020; Jin et al, 2019; Shek, 2000). Affectionate behaviors between parents provide emotional security and role models of interpersonal interactions for children in the early years, which may affect children’s biological response to novel and stressful experiences and have concurrent and long-term implications for their socioemotional development (Davies & Woitach, 2008; Graham et al, 2010; Lucas-Thompson & Clarke-Stewart, 2007).…”

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Different families, diverse strengths: Long-term implications of early childhood family processes on adolescent positive functioning.

Xia¹

2022

Developmental Psychology

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With studies primarily focusing on family risk factors on adolescent maladjustment, less is known about positive family processes that facilitate adolescent positive development. This study aimed to identify different configurations of parental involvement and interparental affection during early childhood from a person-centered approach and examine their long-term implications on adolescent positive functioning at age 15. In a sample of 495 2-parent families (53.3% boys; mothers: 42.0% White, 24.7% Black, 27.4% Hispanic, 5.9% other; family income: Median = $42,500), both parents reported interparental affection and their involvement with the child at the child's age 1 and 5, respectively. Adolescents reported their engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness, and happiness at age 15. Six profiles of early family processes were identified via the latent profile analysis, including Child-Centered (13.3%; average to high parental involvement and low interparental affection), Distressed Mother (14.5%; low mother involvement and mothers perceiving less affection from fathers), Collaborative (9.9%; relatively more mother involvement with the child and relatively more fathers' affection toward mothers), Cohesive (36.0%; high parental involvement and high interparental affection), Couple-Centered (19.6%; low parental involvement and high interparental affection), and Disengaged (6.7%; low parental involvement and low interparental affection) families. At age 15 (after controlling for family demographics), adolescents in Child-Centered families reported more engagement, adolescents in Cohesive families reported more happiness, adolescents in Cohesive and Collaborative families reported more perseverance and connectedness, and adolescents in Disengaged families reported the lowest optimism. Results highlight that different family configurations during early childhood have differentiated implications on adolescent positive functioning.

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“…The marital quality dimension is not universal, but it is affected by context and time. Furthermore, marital quality has been measured as part of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies (Aggarwal et al, 2017;Brauner-Otto et al, 2020;James, 2015;Johnson, 1995;Kronmüller et al, 2011;Liu et al, 2021;Lo et al, 2017;Rohrbaugh et al, 2006;Stokes, 2017;Tracy & Utz, 2020).…”

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Psychometric properties of dyadic data from the Marital Quality Scale of Indonesian Javanese couples

Nurhayati,

Setiawati,

Amelia

et al. 2023

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Background Researchers have demonstrated that various measurement concepts and dimensions depend on context and timing. Objectives The current study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Javanese couples’ marital quality scale based on validity and reliability Methods In total 840 participants or 420 marital dyad from Java, Indonesia, were involved in this study. The psychometrics properties scale was analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, convergent and discriminant analysis, and composite reliability. Results The exploratory factor analysis found relationship quality to consist of support, physical proximity, warmth, communication, acceptance and respect, role sharing, and responsibility factors. Well-being quality consists of happiness, harmony, and problem-solving. The fit of the measurement model was obtained using confirmatory factor analysis. The fit model was also found in the husband’s and wife’s groups, with no differences between them. The high correlations between wife-husband factors also proved the validity based on convergent and discriminant evidence. The reliability coefficient was high for each dimension and construct. Discussion This analysis shows that the marital quality scale developed has information on psychometric properties that can be useful for researchers and the practicians using the marital quality instrument of Javanese couples in particular.

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Parents’ Marital Quality and Children’s Transition to Adulthood

Cited by 8 publications

References 94 publications

The Influence of Parental Education on First Marriages in China: The Role of Childhood Family Background

The Influence of Parental Education on First Marriages in China: The Role of Childhood Family Background

Different families, diverse strengths: Long-term implications of early childhood family processes on adolescent positive functioning.

Psychometric properties of dyadic data from the Marital Quality Scale of Indonesian Javanese couples

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