Partnership trajectories of people in stable non-cohabiting relationships in France

Régnier‐Loilier, Arnaud

doi:10.4054/demres.2016.35.40

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“…The results may also refl ect the perceived additional costs of co-residence and the dyadic power advantage of the male partners. Our fi ndings echo those of Krapf (2017), Régnier-Loilier (2016 and Wagner et al (2019) for Germany and France.…”

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confidence: 86%

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From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

Wiel

Mulder

Valk³

2020

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This study examines the association between having children born before the current partnership and women’s and men’s likelihood of transitioning from living apart together (LAT) to co-residing. LAT partnerships are common among individuals with pre-partnership children, but have so far been under-researched. Our study not only focuses on those in LAT relations, but also takes the different pathways to becoming a single parent into account. Event-history analysis was performed using waves 1-4 from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study. The results indicate that separated and widowed mothers were less likely to transition to co-residence with their LAT partner than childless women who had previously been in a co-residential union. Mothers who had previous out-of-union children were found to be even less likely to enter co-residence. Results were mostly similar for men and women. The only exception was the effect of being widowed with children; for men this resulted in higher chances of transitioning to co-residence with a new partner whereas for women the chances were lower. The findings suggest that individuals’ parenthood and union histories are associated with the development of their later partnerships, and that these patterns vary by gender. Given contemporary and future patterns of partnership separation, our study provides insights for better understanding how LAT relations develop for different sub-populations.

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“…France (Régnier-Loilier 2016). The results of these studies suggest that being a parent reduces the likelihood that a person will start co-residence with a new partner, or will have the intention to do so.…”

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From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

Wiel

Mulder

Valk³

2020

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“…This likelihood should be considered, although it is difficult to analyse with cross-sectional data. The only longitudinal study conducted on LAT to date indicates that six years after the first survey only 12% of LATs remain in the same arrangement (Régnier-Loilier, 2016, p. 1197). If, as Cherlin (2009) states, we are heading towards merry-go-round relationships, the probability of changing partners will make break ups more frequent.…”

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What future awaits couples Living Apart Together (LAT)?

Ayuso

2018

The Sociological Review

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In recent years there has been increased interest in couples Living Apart Together (LAT) within the sociology of the family in Europe. One of the main questions concerns understanding their evolution over time. Given the lack of longitudinal data, the present study focuses as a proxy to study the perception LATs hold of their future and the influencing factors. Based on data from the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS), a sample of 5253 people in LAT relationships was taken from seven European countries. The results show that the future intentions of these couples are conditioned by the understanding of the family in different European countries, the age of its members and, above all, the social pressure exerted by family and friends to live together and/or marry.

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“…These papers conceptualized union formation as one step in the transition to adulthood. Other studies have focused on the transition from a LAT to a coresidential union, regardless of the union order (Sassler and Miller 2011;Régnier-Loilier et al 2009;Régnier-Loilier 2016). By considering moving in and separation as competing events, we take a broader view of partnership development that goes beyond the conventional approach of focusing on one event at a time.…”

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“…By considering moving in and separation as competing events, we take a broader view of partnership development that goes beyond the conventional approach of focusing on one event at a time. Only a few existing studies have analyzed partnership progression by comparing couples who separated, who moved in together or who remained in their nonresidential status (Sassler et al 2016;Meggiolaro 2010;Régnier-Loilier 2016). Some of these studies have been descriptive (Lois and Lois 2012), or considered relationship developments based on small sample sizes and a short-time window (Dorbritz and Naderi 2012).…”

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Moving in or Breaking Up? The Role of Distance in the Development of Romantic Relationships

Krapf

2017

Eur J Population

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Most romantic relationships start with a living apart together (LAT) phase during which the partners live in two separate households. Over time, a couple might decide to move in together, to separate, or to remain together while maintaining their nonresidential status. This study investigates the competing risks that partners in a LAT relationship will experience the transition to coresidence or to separation. We consider the amount of time LAT partners have to travel to see each other to be a key determinant of relationship development. For our statistical analyses, we use seven waves of the German Family Panel Pairfam (2008/ 2009-2014/2015) and analyze couples in the age group 20-40 years. We distinguish between short-distance relationships (the partners have to travel less than one hour) and long-distance relationships (the partners have to travel one hour or more). Estimating a competing risks model, we find that couples in long-distance relationships are more likely to separate than those living in close proximity. By contrast, the probability of experiencing a transition to coresidence is lower for LAT couples in long-distance than for those in short-distance relationships. Interaction analyses reveal that distance seems to be irrelevant for the relationship development of couples with two nonemployed (unemployed, in education or other inactive) partners.

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Partnership trajectories of people in stable non-cohabiting relationships in France

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

From Living Apart to Living Together: Do Children Born before the Current Partnership Matter?

What future awaits couples Living Apart Together (LAT)?

Moving in or Breaking Up? The Role of Distance in the Development of Romantic Relationships

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