Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways

被引:99
作者
Amato, Paul R. [1 ]
Landale, Nancy S.
Havasevich-Brooks, Tara C.
Booth, Alan
Eggebeen, David J. [2 ]
Schoen, Robert [1 ]
Mchale, Susan M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Sociol, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Human Dev & Family Studies, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
adolescence; emergent adulthood; latent class analysis; life course; life events; life transitions; youth;
D O I
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00565.x
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
We used latent class analysis to create family formation pathways for women between the ages of 18 and 23. Input variables included cohabitation, marriage, parenthood, full-time employment, and attending school. Data (n = 2,290) came from Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The analysis revealed seven latent pathways: college-no family formation (29%), high school-no family formation (19%), cohabitation without children (15%), married mothers (14%), single mothers (10%), cohabiting mothers (8%), and inactive (6%). Three sets of variables distinguished between the groups: personal and social resources in adolescence, family socioeconomic resources and adolescent academic achievement, and conservative values and behavior in adolescence.
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页码:1271 / 1286
页数:16
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