Selection, Alignment, and Their Interplay: Origins of Lifestyle Homogamy in Couple Relationships

Autor/inn/en	Becker, Oliver Arranz; Lois, Daniel
Titel	Selection, Alignment, and Their Interplay: Origins of Lifestyle Homogamy in Couple Relationships
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 72 (2010) 5, S.1234-1248 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00761.x
Schlagwörter	Labor Force Nonparticipants; Cues; Parent Child Relationship; Life Style; Interpersonal Relationship; Marriage; Family Structure; Leisure Time; Child Rearing; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Marital Satisfaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Lebensstil; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ehe; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Freizeit; Kindererziehung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The present study examines different processes leading to lifestyle homogamy in married and cohabiting couples using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (n = 3,490 couples). The analyses first suggest that alignment over time promotes homogamy of leisure-related lifestyles, especially with respect to action-oriented activities. However, intermediate stages in the life course (i.e., phases of active parenting and labor force participation) tend to inhibit alignment, whereas cues indicating a high-quality match (e.g., educational homogamy and being in a long-term or a marital relationship) promote alignment. Second, we find evidence for selection effects in that not only homogamy but also convergence of lifestyles over time may increase couples' resilience to relationship breakup. (As Provided).
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