Contemporary Work and Family Issues Affecting Marriage and Cohabitation among Low-Income Single Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Joshi, Pamela; Quane, James M.; Cherlin, Andrew J.
Titel	Contemporary Work and Family Issues Affecting Marriage and Cohabitation among Low-Income Single Mothers
Quelle	In: Family Relations, 58 (2009) 5, S.647-661 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0197-6664
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00581.x
Schlagwörter	Working Hours; Employment Level; Mothers; Low Income; Marriage; Economic Factors; Welfare Services; Longitudinal Studies; Interpersonal Relationship; One Parent Family; Females; Well Being; Child Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Beschäftigungsgrad; Mother; Mutter; Niedriglohn; Ehe; Ökonomischer Faktor; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung
Abstract	In this paper, we advance and test an integrative model of the effects of employment status, nonstandard work schedules, male employment, and women's perceptions of economic instability on union formation among low-income single mothers. On the basis of the longitudinal data from 1,299 low-income mothers from the Three-City Welfare Study, results indicate that employment status alone is not significantly associated with whether women marry or cohabit. Rather, we find that nonemployed mothers and mothers working nonstandard schedules were less likely to marry compared to those working standard schedules. Mothers' perceptions of economic well-being were associated with marriage at Wave 2. In contrast, cohabitation outcomes were not explained by economic factors, but were related to the perception of child care support. The policy implications of these results are discussed, in particular, as they relate to welfare reform's work and family goals. (As Provided).
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