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Cohabiting and Married Individuals' Relations With Their Partner's Parents
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.
Number of Authors: 22017 (English)In: Journal of Marriage and Family, ISSN 0022-2445, E-ISSN 1741-3737, Vol. 79, no 4, p. 1111-1124Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Using Norwegian survey data on partnered individuals ages 18 to 55 (N = 4,061; 31% cohabitors), the current study investigated differences across marital and cohabiting unions regarding the patterns of contact with the parents of the partner. In addition to investigating the frequency of such contact, we assessed the nature of and perceived quality of contacts with the partner's parents. The authors grouped respondents according to whether they had children with their partner and controlled for a range of selection characteristics. Results confirmed that parents with preschool children met their in-laws more frequently than the childless, irrespective of union type. Married respondents as well as cohabitors with preschool children reported better relations with their partner's parents than childless cohabitors. Taken together, the results imply that having small children was more decisive for the relationship with the parents of the partner than getting married, particularly with regard to contact frequency.

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2017. Vol. 79, no 4, p. 1111-1124
Keywords [en]
cohabitation, in-laws, intergenerational relations, marriage, Norway
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-145971DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12397ISI: 000405121900013OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-145971DiVA, id: diva2:1141713
Available from: 2017-09-15 Created: 2017-09-15 Last updated: 2022-02-28Bibliographically approved

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