title: The determinants of marital stability: a comparative analysis of first and higher-order marriages.
abstract: "This study examines similarities and differences in the determinants of stability for first marriages and remarriages. Focusing primarily on the role of investments in marriage-specific human capital, the paper develops several hypotheses about the effects of children from the current marriage, children from previous unions, and home-production skills. The empirical results, based on white and black respondents from the 1982 [U.S.] National Survey of Family Growth, are generally consistent with the hypotheses and underscore the importance of marriage-specific human capital as a determinant of union stability."
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D006280:Health Workforce; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D014481:United States
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Child; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Human Capital; Human Resources; Marriage; Marriage Duration; Marriage Patterns; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Remarriage; Research Methodology; Studies; United States; Youth