The transition from living apart together to a coresidential partnership

Wagner, Michael; Mulder, Clara H.; Weiß, Bernd; Krapf, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2018.12.002

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“…The results may also refl ect the perceived additional costs of co-residence and the dyadic power advantage of the male partners. Our fi ndings echo those of Krapf (2017), Régnier-Loilier (2016 and Wagner et al (2019) for Germany and France.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…The effect of partnership duration on the chances of co-residing has been found to be non-linear. In two German studies, partners who had been living apart for a short time only or for longer than two years were shown to be less likely to start co-residence than those who had been living apart for one or two years (Krapf 2017;Wagner et al 2019). Previous studies on the transition from LAT to co-residence also found a negative (Régnier-Loilier 2016) or non-linear, inverted U-shaped (Krapf 2017;Wagner et al 2019) effect of age.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Only a handful of studies have distinguished LAT as a partnership status and taken being a parent into account in analysing the formation of new co-residential partnerships. These include studies that focused on LAT relations after divorce in Belgium (Pasteels/Mortelmans 2013, the likelihood of living apart versus together with a new partner after divorce or widowhood in the Netherlands (de Jong Gierveld/Merz 2013), intentions to live together (Lewin 2018;Poortman/Hewitt 2015), and the transition to co-residence in Germany (Krapf 2017;Wagner et al 2019) and…”

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From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

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Valk³

2020

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This study examines the association between having children born before the current partnership and women’s and men’s likelihood of transitioning from living apart together (LAT) to co-residing. LAT partnerships are common among individuals with pre-partnership children, but have so far been under-researched. Our study not only focuses on those in LAT relations, but also takes the different pathways to becoming a single parent into account. Event-history analysis was performed using waves 1-4 from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study. The results indicate that separated and widowed mothers were less likely to transition to co-residence with their LAT partner than childless women who had previously been in a co-residential union. Mothers who had previous out-of-union children were found to be even less likely to enter co-residence. Results were mostly similar for men and women. The only exception was the effect of being widowed with children; for men this resulted in higher chances of transitioning to co-residence with a new partner whereas for women the chances were lower. The findings suggest that individuals’ parenthood and union histories are associated with the development of their later partnerships, and that these patterns vary by gender. Given contemporary and future patterns of partnership separation, our study provides insights for better understanding how LAT relations develop for different sub-populations.

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From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

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2020

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“…Some studies focus on the transition to coresidence without considering separation. Wagner and Mulder (2015) found some evidence for the relevance of future plans with the partner: couples who intended to marry or to have a child within the next two years were more likely to start coresidence than couples who did not plan to start a family or to marry. This implies that moving in together is part of the general process of family formation.…”

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Moving in or Breaking Up? The Role of Distance in the Development of Romantic Relationships

Krapf

2017

Eur J Population

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Most romantic relationships start with a living apart together (LAT) phase during which the partners live in two separate households. Over time, a couple might decide to move in together, to separate, or to remain together while maintaining their nonresidential status. This study investigates the competing risks that partners in a LAT relationship will experience the transition to coresidence or to separation. We consider the amount of time LAT partners have to travel to see each other to be a key determinant of relationship development. For our statistical analyses, we use seven waves of the German Family Panel Pairfam (2008/ 2009-2014/2015) and analyze couples in the age group 20-40 years. We distinguish between short-distance relationships (the partners have to travel less than one hour) and long-distance relationships (the partners have to travel one hour or more). Estimating a competing risks model, we find that couples in long-distance relationships are more likely to separate than those living in close proximity. By contrast, the probability of experiencing a transition to coresidence is lower for LAT couples in long-distance than for those in short-distance relationships. Interaction analyses reveal that distance seems to be irrelevant for the relationship development of couples with two nonemployed (unemployed, in education or other inactive) partners.

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“…Only a handful of studies have analysed so-called living-apart-together (LAT) relationships. For example, research has analysed the correlates of whether LAT relationships will become cohabiting couples or end in separation in Germany (Krapf 2018;Schnor 2015;Wagner et al 2019) or the different dimensions of commitment in LAT relationships in the Netherlands (van der Wiel, Mulder, and Bailey 2018). However, these studies did not analyse the link between transitions among LAT couples and residential relocations or housing.…”

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Family life transitions, residential relocations, and housing in the life course: Current research and opportunities for future work: Introduction to the Special Collection on “Separation, Divorce, and Residential Mobility in a Comparative Perspective”

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Mulder³

2020

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BACKGROUND This article provides an introduction to the Special Collection on "Separation, Divorce, and Residential Mobility in a Comparative Perspective." The Special Collection consists of six European case studies: Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Hungary, and the United Kingdom, and a cross-national study comparing Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. All studies focus on residential relocations or housing outcomes following separation. RESULTS Divorce and separation have a long-lasting impact on individuals' residential relocations and housing conditions. This influence is gendered-women are generally worse off than men-and varies by individuals' educational level, whether they have children, and who cares for the children following union dissolution. CONCLUSIONS Although the study countries are different regarding their welfare systems and housing markets, papers in the Special Collection report striking similarities in the housing and residential consequences of union dissolution across countries. Separation leads to a prolonged residential and housing instability for many individuals. CONTRIBUTION The studies contribute to the literature by focusing on the role of repartnering, child custody arrangements, the parental home, location continuity, country context, and gender for postseparation residential patterns and trajectories. Furthermore, this Special

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The transition from living apart together to a coresidential partnership

Cited by 22 publications

References 45 publications

From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

Moving in or Breaking Up? The Role of Distance in the Development of Romantic Relationships

Family life transitions, residential relocations, and housing in the life course: Current research and opportunities for future work: Introduction to the Special Collection on “Separation, Divorce, and Residential Mobility in a Comparative Perspective”

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