People's Reasons for Divorcing: Gender, Social Class, the Life Course, and Adjustment

Amato, Paul R.; Previti, Denise

doi:10.1177/0192513x03024005002

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“…This means that socio-economic status influence the level of couples' divorce. This is consistent with the studies of Amato & Previti (2003), who found that socio-economic status is integral to the formation and maintenance of intimate unions. Financial independence and stability are widely viewed as a prerequisite for marriage, especially for men (Bougheas & Yannis, 2009).…”

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confidence: 92%

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Predictive Potentials of Some Psycho-Socio-Personal Variables on Divorce among Couples in Ibadan Nigeria

Animasahun¹

2015

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The rate at which many marriages crash in Nigeria nowadays calls for serious attention. The effect of divorce on the couples concerned, their children and relatives is better imagined than experienced. This study therefore investigated the predictive potentials of infertility, socio-economic status, religious factor, premarital-cohabitation, sexual intimacy, age at marriage and in-law factor on divorce among couples in Ibadan. Two hundred and fifty divorcees responded to standardized instruments used to collect data. Seven hypotheses and one research question guided the study. Results showed that all the variables correlated positively with the criterion variable (divorce), and the research question revealed that the independent variables jointly contributed a total of 92.9% of the total variance for incidence of divorce. Recommendations were made to reduce the menace of divorce in Nigerian society.

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confidence: 92%

“…This refers to the level of income that individual earn at a particular period of time (Amato & Previti, 2003). This could be the total amount of money earn daily, weekly, monthly orb yearly.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictive Potentials of Some Psycho-Socio-Personal Variables on Divorce among Couples in Ibadan Nigeria

Animasahun¹

2015

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“…In Togo nearly 23% of first unions end in divorce when the marriage took place before the age of 20, and 18% when the union is celebrated later (Thiriat 1998). The explanatory hypotheses of the effect of early marriage on divorce are that very young married individuals have not taken enough time to know their spouses well (Becker, Landes, and Michael 1977;Thornton and Rodgers 1987), and that they are poorly prepared to assume their marital roles (Booth and Edwards 1985;Amato and Previti 2003). According to Locoh (2000), in Africa early marriage, usually arranged by the families, is a sort of 'rite of passage' for girls to acquire adult status.…”

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Union breakdown in West African cities: The cases of Ouagadougou and Lomé

Thiombiano¹

2017

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BACKGROUNDMarriage remains a strong institution in Africa, but union breakdown may be frequent, particularly in urban areas. However, this issue is still little studied, especially in West Africa. OBJECTIVEI examine the trends and factors associated with divorce and separation that lead to union breakdown in two West African cities: Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and Lomé in Togo. METHODSAnalyses are based on marital history data from the Economic Activities, Resourcesharing and Management of Spending in Urban Households survey, collected in 2012 in Ouagadougou and Lomé. We use the Kaplan-Meier estimator and Cox proportional hazards model for descriptive and multivariate analysis, respectively. RESULTSThe probability of union breakdown is higher in Lomé than in Ouagadougou. The celebration of the union and having a son are associated with lower risk of divorce, while infertility or low fertility and education are associated with higher risk of divorce, for men and women in both cities. Socialization in a big town is also associated with higher risk of divorce, especially for women. CONCLUSIONThe results indicate that even if urban areas represent the ideal of modernization and social change in Africa, family and society still play an important role in union stability. CONTRIBUTIONThe consideration of both men and women in the analysis is an important contribution to the study of union breakdown in Africa.

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“…With respect to gender, research in the United States consistently shows that wives are more likely to initiate divorce than are husbands (Amato & Previti, 2003;Hetherington & Kelly, 2002;Kitson, 1992). This finding appears to clash with evolutionary psychology, which holds that women will stay in secure family positions for the sake of their children (Buss, 1995).…”

Section: Trends In the Divorce Ratementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This finding appears to clash with evolutionary psychology, which holds that women will stay in secure family positions for the sake of their children (Buss, 1995). Wives are especially likely to seek divorce, however, when two conditions are met: (a) they have young children and (b) their husbands are physically abusive or have substance abuse problems (Amato & Previti, 2003). In this sense, the departure of mothers from potentially harmful marriages reflects their motivation to protect their children.…”

Section: Trends In the Divorce Ratementioning

confidence: 99%