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. 1987;7(3):191-207.
doi: 10.1080/02732173.1987.9981818.

The consequences of early marriage on marital dissolution

D D Witt, B Davidson, D L Sollie, G D Lowe, C W Peek

The consequences of early marriage on marital dissolution

D D Witt et al. Sociol Spectr. 1987.

Abstract

This study is concerned with the negative effects of early marriage on marital stability. "The focus on this paper is an analysis of a path model which includes the estimated effects of antecedents of early marriage, early marriage and education on the probability of divorce. Findings using the [U.S.] General Social Surveys support research that suggests that early marriage is the most important varialbe influencing divorce. Further, little influence of the early marriage measure through education was found."

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