Union Type and Adult Self-Esteem

Author: Susan L. Brown, Monica A. Longmore Publisher: Center for Family and Demographic Research Publication: Document Date:                  2002 Category: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Adults Related Categories: Family Structure > Cohabitation/Common-Law Marriage Marriage > Benefits of Marriage Marriage > Relational Stability   This paper demonstrates that cohabitors have significantly lower levels of self-esteem than married individuals.  The authors attribute this to lower levels of social support and greater relational instability. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link