Volume 19 - Article 57 | Pages 1913–1934  

Repartnering after marital dissolution: Does context play a role?

By Silvia Meggiolaro, Fausta Ongaro

Abstract

This paper examines in depth the determinants of repartnering in Italy. With data from a national survey conducted in 2003, the effects of socio-economic, demographic and contextual characteristics on second-union formation among separated women are examined. The analysis is of particular interest in a country such as Italy, which is undergoing a transition from traditional to modern family behaviours. In addition, it allows us to verify the hypothesis that the importance of demographic factors in the repartnering process decreases as marital instability becomes more common. Results of event history analysis models confirm the basic hypothesis and show some unexpected effects.

Author’s Affiliation

• Silvia Meggiolaro - Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD), Italy EMAIL
• Fausta Ongaro - Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD), Italy EMAIL

Other articles by the same author/authors in Demographic Research

Non-resident parent-child contact after marital dissolution and parental repartnering: Evidence from Italy
Volume 33 - Article 40

The implications of marital instability for a woman’s fertility: Empirical evidence from Italy
Volume 23 - Article 34

Diverse pathways in young Italians’ entrance into sexual life: The association with gender and birth cohort
Volume 46 - Article 13

Social policies, separation, and second birth spacing in Western Europe
Volume 37 - Article 37

Most recent similar articles in Demographic Research

A Bayesian model for age at death with cohort effects
Volume 51 - Article 33    | Keywords: age at death, Bayesian approach, cohort effects, Italy, mortality

Climate change and fertility desires: An experimental study among university students in Belgium and Italy
Volume 51 - Article 2    | Keywords: Belgium, climate change, fertility desires, Italy, students, young adults

Uncovering disability-free grandparenthood in Italy between 1998 and 2016 using gender-specific decomposition
Volume 50 - Article 42    | Keywords: aging, decomposition, disability, grandparenthood, Italy

The effect of migration and time spent abroad on migrants’ health: A home/host country perspective
Volume 50 - Article 37    | Keywords: Albania, health, Italy, migrants, propensity score

Partnership satisfaction in Czechia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Volume 49 - Article 24    | Keywords: COVID-19, family, pandemic, partnership, separation