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Now or later? The theory of planned behaviour and fertility intentions

Dommermuth, Lars; Klobas, Jane E.; Lappegård, Trude - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2009

We use the theory of planned behavior to investigate the role of attitudes, norms and perceived behavioural control on short-term and long-term fertility intentions, using data from Norway (N = 1,307). There is some evidence that, net of other background variables, positive scores on these...

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When the first union comes to an end: Is it less distressing if we were cohabiting?

Patrício Tavares, Lara; Aassve, Arnstein - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2011

Using the British Household Panel Survey this paper explores the extent to which marital and cohabiting unions differ with respect to the short term effects of union dissolution on psychological distress. We test the hypothesis that spouses experience larger negative effects but the results show...

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Yearning, learning and conceding: (Some of) the reasons people change their childbearing intentions

Iacovou, Maria; Patrício Tavares, Lara - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2010

People’s childbearing intentions change over the course of their reproductive lives. These changes have been conceptualised as occurring in response to the realisation that an individual is unlikely to achieve his or her intended fertility, because of constraints such as the biological clock...

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A qualitative analysis of the role of paid and unpaid jobs in a lowest low fertility context: The puzzling intention for a second child

Cavalli, Laura - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2011

Over recent decades the family formation process radically changed in Europe. Even though similar trends have been observed across the continent there are still important differences between countries. Using the theoretical approach and conceptual definitions given by Ajzen’s (1991) theory of...

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Recent fertility trends and second birth decision-making in Georgia

Balbo, Nicoletta - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2009

Since the Soviet Union's collapse, Georgia has undergone profound socio-political and demographic changes. This paper examines recent fertility trends in Georgia using GGS data from 2006. Results show that the postponement of first birth does not significantly account for the decline in...

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Secularization, union formation practices and marital stability: Evidence from Italy

Impicciatore, Roberto; Billari, Francesco - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2010

cohabitation and civil marriage. Using micro-level data from a national-level representative survey held in 2003, we develop a … who experience premarital cohabitation and a civil marriage. Net of selectivity, the causal effect on union dissolution …Using descriptive statistics, civil marriages and marriages preceded by premarital cohabitation are more unstable, i …

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Friend and peer effects on entry into marriage and parenthood: A multiprocess approach

Balbo, Nicoletta; Barban, Nicola; Mills, Melinda - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2013

This paper aims to investigate whether friends’ and peers’ behavior influence and individual’s entry into marriage and … parenthood during the transition to adulthood of young, U.S. adults. After first studying entry into marriage and parenthood as …-friend effects on entry into parenthood, whereas entry into marriage is only affected by peer effects. Estimates of a multiprocess …

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