The progression of sexual relationships
The progression of sexual relationships
The authors examine factors associated with the advancement or dissolution of newly formed sexual relationships. Data from the 2006â??2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) was used to examine women and men aged 18???39 (n = 2,774) whose most recent sexual relationship began within the 12 months before their interview. Results indicate that newly formed sexual relationships are often transitory. By 12 months, only 23% of respondents remained in nonresidential sexual relationships, another 27% were cohabiting with that partner, and half had ended their relationships. Sexual relationships formed before age 25 are significantly more likely to break up than to transition into cohabitation. Indicators of social class disadvantage, such as living with a stepparent, expedited cohabitation, whereas measures of advantage, such as having a college-educated mother, deterred transitions into shared living. Racial differences also emerge: Blacks were less likely than Whites to transition rapidly into shared living.
cohabitation, relationship processes, sexual relationships, social class, transitions
587-597
Sassler, Sharon
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Michelmore, Katherine
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Holland, Jennifer A.
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June 2016
Sassler, Sharon
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Michelmore, Katherine
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Holland, Jennifer A.
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Sassler, Sharon, Michelmore, Katherine and Holland, Jennifer A.
(2016)
The progression of sexual relationships.
Journal of Marriage and Family, 78 (3), .
(doi:10.1111/jomf.12289).
Abstract
The authors examine factors associated with the advancement or dissolution of newly formed sexual relationships. Data from the 2006â??2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) was used to examine women and men aged 18???39 (n = 2,774) whose most recent sexual relationship began within the 12 months before their interview. Results indicate that newly formed sexual relationships are often transitory. By 12 months, only 23% of respondents remained in nonresidential sexual relationships, another 27% were cohabiting with that partner, and half had ended their relationships. Sexual relationships formed before age 25 are significantly more likely to break up than to transition into cohabitation. Indicators of social class disadvantage, such as living with a stepparent, expedited cohabitation, whereas measures of advantage, such as having a college-educated mother, deterred transitions into shared living. Racial differences also emerge: Blacks were less likely than Whites to transition rapidly into shared living.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 November 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 February 2016
Published date: June 2016
Keywords:
cohabitation, relationship processes, sexual relationships, social class, transitions
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Local EPrints ID: 394084
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394084
ISSN: 0022-2445
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Katherine Michelmore
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Jennifer A. Holland
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