Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways

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 Adolesc...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2008-12, Vol.70 (5), p.1271-1286
Main Authors: Amato, Paul R., Landale, Nancy S., Havasevich-Brooks, Tara C., Booth, Alan, Eggebeen, David J., Schoen, Robert, McHale, Susan M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adolescence
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Adulthood
Attendance
Children
Cohabitation
Developmental psychology
emergent adulthood
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Characteristics
Family relations
Family Structure
Family Structure, Transitions, and Trajectories
Family studies
Family Work Relationship
Females
First Birth Timing
General studies
Goal Orientation
High Schools
Interpersonal Relationship
latent class analysis
life course
Life Events
Life Plans
life transitions
Longitudinal Studies
Marital Status
Marriage
Marriage Timing
Mothers
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Parenthood
Parents
Path Analysis
Postsecondary Education
Qualifications
Religiosity
Secondary schools
Single mothers
Sociology
Sociology of education. Educational systems. Lifelong education
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Studies
Transitions
Women
Womens Studies
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00565.x