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Moving and union dissolution

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines the effect of migration and residential mobility on union dissolution among married and cohabiting couples. Moving is a stressful life event, and a large, multidisciplinary literature has shown that family migration often benefits one partner (usually the man) more than the other Even so, no study to date has examined the possible impact of within-nation geographical mobility on union dissolution. We base our longitudinal analysis on retrospective event-history data from Austria. Our results show that couples who move frequently have a significantly higher risk of union dissolution, and we suggest a variety of mechanisms that may explain this.

Source: Demography

DOI: 10.1353/dem.2008.0000

Authors: Paul J. Boyle, Hill Kulu, Thomas Cooke, Vernon Gayle, Clara H. Mulder

Institutions: University of St Andrews, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, University of Connecticut, University of Stirling, University of Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung

OpenAlex ID: W2152280992

FWCI: 25.12

Cites: 76

Cited by: 177

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