Marriage Dissolution in Australia: Models and Explanations

Bracher, Michael; Santow, Gigi; Morgan, S. Philip; Trussell, James

doi:10.1080/0032472031000147216

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“…Although results are mixed, various studies show that women who work or work more hours have a higher divorce risk (Bracher et al, 1993;Greenstein, 1990;South, 2001;Spitze and South, 1985). The most common interpretation is that wives' work leads to an increase in the risk of divorce.…”

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Women’s Work and Divorce: A Matter of Anticipation? A Research Note

Poortman

2005

European Sociological Review

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The most common hypothesis on the positive association between wives' work and divorce is that the wife's work increases the risk of divorce. Critics argue that the causal direction is the other way around and that women adjust their working hours in anticipation of divorce. These competing hypotheses are tested by comparing the effects of wives' work between divorces that differ in the extent to which they were expected. Because women who do not expect to divorce are not able to adjust their working efforts prior to divorce, it is argued that, if anticipatory behaviour plays a role, the effect of wives' work should be smaller when the divorce was unexpected. The results lend weak support for anticipatory behaviour. The effect of wives' full-time work is smaller for unexpected divorces. However, the effect of full-time work is also relatively strong when the divorce was fully unexpected. Moreover, the effects of wives' work and working hours do not differ significantly between divorces varying in the extent to which they were expected. These findings suggest that there is something about wives' work that increases the divorce risk.

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Women’s Work and Divorce: A Matter of Anticipation? A Research Note

Poortman

2005

European Sociological Review

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“…A striking statement of the problem is provided by Bracher et al (1993). After a state-of-theart analysis of unusually rich survey data, they comment: 'However detailed and comprehensive the 'explanatory' factors that we have had at our disposal, they are, after all, only dim reflections of the possibly unmeasurable factors that keep marriages together or drive them apart.…”

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Computer Simulation and Statistical Modeling: Rivals or Complements?

Burch

2017

Demographic Research Monographs

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“…This leads to the first hypothesis (H1): When males provide little investment, there will be an increased likelihood of divorce. Some empirical evidence from the United States and Finland shows that this may be the case as marital dissolution is reduced when males have higher incomes (Hoffman and Duncan 1995;South and Lloyd 1995;Jalovaara 2003) and marital dissolution increases when males are unemployed in Australia (Bracher et al 1993). …”

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Marital Dissolution and Child Educational Outcomes in San Borja, Bolivia

Snopkowski

2016

Hum Nat

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Purpose: Serial monogamy is likely an adaptive mating strategy for women when the expected future fitness gains with a different partner are greater than expected future fitness with one's current partner. Methods: Using interview data from over 400 women in San Borja, Bolivia, discrete-time event history analyses and random effects regression analyses are conducted to examine predictors of marital dissolution, separated by remarriage status, and child educational outcomes. Results: Male income is inversely associated with women's risk of 'divorce and remarriage', while female income is positively associated with women's risk of 'divorce, but not remarriage'. Children of women who 'divorce and remarry' tend to have significantly lower educational outcomes than children of married parents, but women with higher incomes are able to buffer their children from the negative educational outcomes of divorce and remarriage. Counter to predictions, there is no evidence that women with kin in the community have a significant difference in likelihood of divorce or a buffering effect of child outcomes. Conclusions: In conclusion, there are different predictors of divorce depending on whether the woman goes on to remarry, suggesting that male income may be a better predictor of a serial monogamy strategy, while female income predicts marital dissolution only. These results suggest that women who are relatively autonomous because of greater income may not benefit from remarriage.

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Marriage Dissolution in Australia: Models and Explanations

Cited by 130 publications

References 2 publications

Women’s Work and Divorce: A Matter of Anticipation? A Research Note

Women’s Work and Divorce: A Matter of Anticipation? A Research Note

Computer Simulation and Statistical Modeling: Rivals or Complements?

Marital Dissolution and Child Educational Outcomes in San Borja, Bolivia

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