Abstract
Factors leading to racial and ethnic differences in non-marital fertility, which account for nearly 41% of all births in the U.S., are not well understood. This study examines how mother–child relationships and parental control shape the likelihood of having a non-marital birth in adulthood among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic Asian women from 1994–2009. This paper uses data from Waves I, III, and IV of Add Health (n = 7171) and event-history analysis to find that mother–child relationships are associated with the likelihood of having a non-marital birth, with variation by race and ethnicity. Maternal warmth and communication in adolescence are associated with a decreased likelihood of having a non-marital birth in adulthood, but only among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic Asian women. Parent–child relationships are dynamic and can have lasting impacts on children’s fertility behaviors across the life course.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 43 |
Journal | Genealogy |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2023 |
Keywords
- adolescent sexual/contraceptive behavior
- intergenerational relations
- parent–child relationships
- youth/emergent adulthood
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Medicine
- Genetics(clinical)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)