Understanding Divorce Trends and Risks: The Case of Norway 1886–2018

Zahl‐Olsen, Rune

doi:10.1177/03631990221077008

Cited by 10 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 33 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Compared with first-married adults, remarried adults have positive attitudes toward divorce and are more likely to file for dissolution when experiencing marital distress [ 24 ]. However, another empirical study reported that the association between the number of marriages and marriage dissolution was questionable and suggested future research [ 25 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The variables considered as associated factors in this study were the parental marital dissolution history, marital-related characteristics of spouses (the main reason for getting married, how many times have marriage concluded), and the information (knowledge and skill) about their marital relationship. These variables were selected based on their association with marital dissolution [22][23][24][25].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Marital dissolution and associated factors in Hosanna, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Asfaw

Alene

2023

BMC Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Marriage dissolution, divorce, or separation from a spouse or common-law partner is a serious public health concern due to its increasing prevalence and devastating health and socio-economic consequences. Evidence suggests an increased risk of marital instability in Ethiopia. In addition, the extent of marital dissolution and other related factors have increased in the study area. Despite these, the prevalence of marital dissolution and the influence of associated factors (main reason for marriage, and parental history of marital dissolution) on marital dissolution has not been assessed in the study area. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of marital dissolution and its associated factors among residents of Hosanna town in southwestern Ethiopia in 2022. Methods We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study among 459 randomly selected Hosanna Township residents. We used structured questionnaires to collect data. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were performed to describe the data and test-associated factors, respectively. A p-value less than 0.05 was used to define statistical significance. We used STATA 14 and IBM SPSS 25.0 computer packages to process data. Results Out of the 459 potentially eligible individuals, 450 participants properly responded to the questionnaires yielding a response rate of 98.04%. Of these, 218 (52.9%) were female. The commonly reported reason for marriage was to have children 150 (36.9%). The prevalence rate of marital dissolution was 26.0% (95% CI: (21.7%, 30.3%)). The participant's level of education and the primary reasons (motives) why they get married were statistically significantly associated with marital dissolution. The odds of marital dissolution was higher among participants who completed secondary education (AOR = 3.2, 95% CI = 1.26–8.17) compared to those having no formal education. The participants who married for companionship reasons (AOR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.11–0.83) had significantly lower odds of marriage dissolution compared with those who married for financial security. Conclusions In this study, the prevalence of marital dissolution was high. The participant’s level of education and the primary reasons (motives) why they getting married were significantly associated with marital dissolution. Therefore, an integrated, community-based approach should be developed to prevent marital dissolution.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marital dissolution and associated factors in Hosanna, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Asfaw

Alene

2023

BMC Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…56 In contrast, a recent study from Norway assessing divorce trends in general indicated that marriage age has a relatively modest effect on divorce risk, particularly 10 years or more into the marriage. 57 For same-sex marriages in rural areas, an opposite trend of increasing divorce risk was observed. This may reflect a more general variability in divorce risk across different married groups.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study is linked to a previous study on different-sex marriages and compares the same-sex marriages in the present study to the data from that study. 39 The connected study investigates differences in divorce rate among urban and rural marriages for more cohorts than those included in this study, but does not have any information for same-sex marriages. The definition of rural and urban marriages is the same in both studies (see Supplemental Material for details).…”

Section: Methods Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Same-sex Marriage Over 26 Years: Marriage and Divorce Trends in Rural and Urban Norway

Zahl‐Olsen

Thuen

2022

Journal of Family History

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The trends in marriage and divorce among male and female same-sex couples in urban and rural Norway were compared to different-sex marriages. Norway legalized same-sex living in 1993 and marriage in 2009. Cohorts from 1993 to 2018 were included. The 2009 gender-neutral marriage law appears to have had minimal impact on the rate of same-sex unions and divorces. Moreover, divorce risks are highest in female same-sex marriages, whereas male same-sex marriages have the same divorce risk levels as different-sex marriages. The divorce risk is declining for same-sex marriages in urban areas, while the opposite is observed in rural areas.

show abstract

“…UNDERSTANDING DIVORCE TRENDS AND RISKS: THE CASE OF NORWAY 1886–2018. Journal of Family History [3] .…”

Section: Specifications Tablementioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Divorce Trends and Risks: The Case of Norway 1886–2018

Cited by 10 publications

References 33 publications

Marital dissolution and associated factors in Hosanna, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Marital dissolution and associated factors in Hosanna, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Same-sex Marriage Over 26 Years: Marriage and Divorce Trends in Rural and Urban Norway

Prospective marriage and divorce data on Norwegian cohorts of two-sex marriages from 1886 until 2018

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About