Lonardo Robert A, Manning Wendy D, Giordano Peggy C, Longmore Monica A
Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403.
Sociol Forum (Randolph N J). 2010 Dec 1;25(4):787-803. doi: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01212.x.
Over half of young adults have cohabited, but relatively little is known about the role delinquency and substance use play in youths' odds of cohabiting as well as the implications of cohabitation for early adult offending and substance use. This study focuses on the reciprocal relationship between cohabitation during late adolescence and young adulthood and self-reported offending and substance use. Using longitudinal data, we find that net of traditional predictors delinquency involvement is associated with increased odds of cohabitation and cohabiting at younger ages while substance use is not related to cohabiting during early adulthood. Further analysis indicates that cohabitation is associated with lower reports of substance use. However, cohabitation is not associated with self-reported offending. The results help to unravel the connection between cohabitation experience, offending and substance use, and early adult outcomes.
超过半数的年轻人有过同居经历，但对于犯罪行为和物质使用在年轻人同居几率中所起的作用，以及同居对成年早期犯罪和物质使用的影响，我们了解得相对较少。本研究聚焦于青春期后期和成年早期的同居与自我报告的犯罪行为和物质使用之间的相互关系。利用纵向数据，我们发现，在排除传统预测因素后，犯罪行为与同居几率增加以及更早开始同居有关，而物质使用与成年早期的同居无关。进一步分析表明，同居与较低的物质使用报告有关。然而，同居与自我报告的犯罪行为无关。这些结果有助于揭示同居经历、犯罪行为、物质使用以及成年早期结果之间的联系。
