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James, Spencer L.; Beattie, Brett A. – Social Forces, 2012
Using data from 2,898 women from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1979, we employ a novel method to examine two perspectives, social selection and the experience of cohabitation, commonly used to explain the negative relationship outcomes cohabiting women report. Results reveal cohabitation is negatively related to marital happiness and…
Descriptors: Females, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Satisfaction, Conflict
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Rogers, Stacy J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Investigated the association between married mothers' (n=1,502) employment and their reports of marital conflict and marital happiness in continuously married families with children and in mother-stepfather families. Found significant difference between types of families. Discusses findings and calls for additional research. (RB)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Conflict, Employed Parents