Journal
JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 1030-1055Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X16686132
Keywords
cohabitation; young adulthood; intimate partner violence
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [HD036223, HD044206]
- Department of Health and Human Services [5APRPA006009]
- National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice [2009-IJ-CX-0503, 2010-MU-MU-0031]
- Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [R24HD050959]
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In recent years, a majority of young adults experience cohabitation. Nevertheless, cohabitation is a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV). Drawing on social exchange and commitment theory, we analyzed young adults' IPV experiences using the recently collected (2011-2012) Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study data (n = 926). We found that sociodemographic characteristics, relationship commitment, quality, and constraints as well as prior experience with violence (in prior relationships and family of origin) were associated with IPV, but did not explain the association between cohabitation and IPV. We examined variation among individuals in cohabiting relationships to determine which cohabitors face the greatest risk of IPV. Serial cohabitors along with cohabitors who experienced both low commitment and high relational constraints experienced the greatest risk of IPV. These findings provided insights into the implications of cohabitation for the well-being of young adults.
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