The Relevance of Marriage Plans for Cohabiting Emerging Adults’ Psychological Well-Being: Considering Economic Security and Relationship Quality

IF 2.6 3区 心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Emerging Adulthood Pub Date : 2024-05-30 DOI:10.1177/21676968241252189
Eric E. Sevareid, Wendy D. Manning, Monica A. Longmore, Peggy C. Giordano
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Family researchers have considered the presence of marriage plans to distinguish between non-marital cohabiting unions. We assess, in the context of emerging adulthood, whether marriage plans differentiate between cohabitors in terms of psychological well-being. Analyzing data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), we examined associations for depressive and anxiety symptoms in a sample of 300 emerging adult cohabitors. We also compared cohabitors with 216 married emerging adults (total N = 516). We also assessed relationship quality and economic security as possible confounding factors. Results suggested that cohabitors without marriage plans experienced more frequent anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, significant associations did not remain in multivariable models, particularly when considering economic security. Findings indicate that marriage plans may be inadequate for differentiating between cohabitors’ well-being. We find that economic security and discrete relationship quality measures better explain differences than marriage plans. These findings add to burgeoning research on cohabitation in emerging adulthood.
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婚姻计划与同居新成人心理健康的相关性:考虑经济安全和关系质量
家庭研究人员认为,婚姻计划的存在可以区分非婚同居关系。我们以新兴成年期为背景,评估婚姻计划是否会在心理健康方面区分同居者。通过分析托莱多青少年关系研究(TARS)的数据,我们研究了 300 个新近成年的同居者样本中抑郁和焦虑症状的相关性。我们还将同居者与 216 名已婚新兴成人(总人数 = 516)进行了比较。我们还评估了可能的混杂因素--关系质量和经济保障。结果表明,没有结婚计划的同居者更经常出现焦虑和抑郁症状。然而,在多变量模型中,尤其是在考虑到经济保障的情况下,这种关联并不明显。研究结果表明,婚姻计划可能不足以区分同居者的幸福感。我们发现,与婚姻计划相比,经济安全感和离散关系质量指标能更好地解释差异。这些发现为新兴的成年期同居研究增添了新的内容。
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