PSY 254 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Traditional Marriage
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Patterns of cohabitation - 900% increased in 50 years. People who like relationships, rst step out of parents and someone else can look after you- insecure and very dependent, more dependent partner will feel overwhelmed and want to leave. Mostly women trying to leave an oppressive home, most times will. Nd themselves in a similar dynamic as their family. Tending to be more genius when being tested", they don"t tend to get the info they want and things change after marriage. The age at which the commitment to cohabitate or marry is made is strong indicator of success of failure: 18 - 60% fail, 23 or older around 30% (education notwithstanding) Couples that slid through transitions poorer marital quality. Those that moved in without a mutual commitment had lower marriage quality and highest divorce rate (religion, values, and goals) In the long term, choosing a partner too early may be more detrimental than cohabitating.
