A Brief Report Comparing Younger and Older Cohabitors
Cohabitation appears to operate differently across the adult life course, functioning primarily as a prelude to marriage or alternative to singlehood earlier in the life course versus an alternative to marriage in later life.
Authors
- Matthew R. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8283-357X)
- Susan L. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3350-4160)
- J'Anne Alicia Ward
- Wendy D. Manning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8063-7380)
- Madelyn Flowers
Institutions
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- Appalachian State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Marriage and the Family
- Published
- 2025-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13128
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.59
Funders
- Bowling Green State University
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development