Citation
Amato, P. R.; Landale, N. S.; Havasevich-Brooks, T. C.; Booth, A.; Eggebeen, D. J.; Schoen, R.; & McHale, S. M. (2008). Precursors of young women's family formation pathways. Journal of Marriage and Family. vol. 70 (5) pp. 1271-1286 , PMCID: PMC3376712Abstract
We used latent class analysis to create family formation pathways for women between the ages of 18 and 23. Input variables included cohabitation, marriage, parenthood, full-time employment, and attending school. Data (n = 2,290) came from Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The analysis revealed seven latent pathways: college-no family formation (29%), high school-no family formation (19%), cohabitation without children (15%), married mothers (14%), single mothers (10%), cohabiting mothers (8%), and inactive (6%). Three sets of variables distinguished between the groups: personal and social resources in adolescence, family socioeconomic resources and adolescent academic achievement, and conservative values and behavior in adolescence.URL
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00565.x/pdfReference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
Journal of Marriage and FamilyAuthor(s)
Amato, P. R.Landale, N. S.
Havasevich-Brooks, T. C.
Booth, A.
Eggebeen, D. J.
Schoen, R.
McHale, S. M.