Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce in Sweden, 1920-2015.

IF 3.6 1区社会学 Q1 DEMOGRAPHY

Demography Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI:10.1215/00703370-11550717

Maria Stanfors,Martin Bergvall

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Abstract

Many studies demonstrate an intergenerational transmission of divorce with a focus primarily on more recent decades; however, the extent to which this relationship is deeply rooted or has changed over time remains unclear. Explanations, including sociodemographic and interpersonal factors, have been offered as links between parental divorce and the stability of offspring's marriage. We use individual-level longitudinal data from the Scanian Economic-Demographic Database to estimate the intergenerational transmission of divorce among first marriages in Sweden over the period 1920-2015. Our investigation focuses on the correlation between parental divorce and offspring's divorce during the transition from a low- to a high-divorce regime. Findings reveal surprising stability in the transmission despite fundamental societal change over the years. Notably, the risk of divorce is highest when either the wife or both spouses have experienced parental divorce. Moreover, the transmission of divorce across time appears to be stronger and more stable for women than for men. These results suggest the intergenerational transmission of divorce is part of the divorce transition and highlight the role of women's independence in this intricate but not yet fully understood process.

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1920-2015 年瑞典离婚的代际传递。

许多研究表明，离婚会代代相传，主要集中在最近几十年；然而，这种关系在多大程度上根深蒂固或随着时间的推移而发生变化，仍然不清楚。父母离婚与后代婚姻稳定性之间的联系有多种解释，包括社会人口因素和人际关系因素。我们利用斯堪的纳维亚经济-人口数据库（Scanian Economic-Demographic Database）中的个人层面纵向数据，估算了 1920-2015 年间瑞典初婚者离婚的代际传播情况。我们的研究重点是父母离婚与后代离婚之间的相关性，即在从低离婚率向高离婚率过渡的过程中，父母离婚与后代离婚之间的相关性。研究结果表明，尽管多年来社会发生了根本性的变化，但这种传导关系却具有惊人的稳定性。值得注意的是，当妻子或夫妻双方都经历过父母离婚时，离婚风险最高。此外，与男性相比，女性离婚的跨代传递似乎更强、更稳定。这些结果表明，离婚的代际传递是离婚过渡的一部分，并强调了妇女的独立性在这一错综复杂但尚未完全理解的过程中的作用。

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Demography DEMOGRAPHY-

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