Sassler Sharon, Addo Fenaba, Hartmann Elizabeth
Department of Policy Analysis & Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
The SPHERE Institute, 500 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, CA 94010, USA.
Soc Sci Res. 2010 Sep;39(5):831-844. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.06.001.
This paper examines the factors associated with the tempo of low-income couples' relationship progression into sexual involvement and coresidence. Data come from a recently-collected survey, the that obtained information from low- to moderate-income married and cohabiting couples. Over one-fifth of male and female respondents reported becoming sexually involved with their current partner within the first week of dating. Entrance into shared living was also quite rapid; about one-third of respondents moved in with their partner within 6 months. Furthermore, about two-thirds of married respondents initially cohabited with their partners. Indicators of family disadvantage accelerated entrance into sexual involvement and coresidence; these effects are more pronounced for women than men. Our results also suggest that the pace of relationship progression, into sexual involvement as well as shared living, has accelerated among unions formed more recently.
本文研究了与低收入情侣关系发展到性接触和同居阶段的节奏相关的因素。数据来自最近收集的一项调查，该调查从低收入到中等收入的已婚和同居情侣那里获取信息。超过五分之一的男性和女性受访者表示在约会的第一周内就与现任伴侣发生了性接触。进入共同生活的速度也相当快；约三分之一的受访者在6个月内就与伴侣同居了。此外，约三分之二的已婚受访者最初与伴侣同居。家庭劣势指标加快了性接触和同居的进程；这些影响对女性的作用比对男性更为明显。我们的研究结果还表明，在最近形成的伴侣关系中，发展到性接触以及共同生活阶段的关系进展速度有所加快。
