Moving and union dissolution.
This paper examines the effect of migration and residential mobility on union dissolution among married and cohabiting couples. Moving is a stressful life event, and a large, multidisciplinary literature has shown that family migration often benefits one partner (usually the man) more than the other Even so, no study to date has examined the possible impact of within-nation geographical mobility on union dissolution. We base our longitudinal analysis on retrospective event-history data from Austria. Our results show that couples who move frequently have a significantly higher risk of union dissolution, and we suggest a variety of mechanisms that may explain this.
Boyle
Paul J
PJ
School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9AL, United Kingdom. P.Boyle@st-andrews.ac.uk
Kulu
Hill
H
Cooke
Thomas
T
Gayle
Vernon
V
Mulder
Clara H
CH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001317:Austria; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009520:New Zealand; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States