TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Marriage matters but how much? Marital centrality among young adults
JO  - Journal of psychology, The
A1  - Willoughby, Brian J.
A1  - Hall, Scott S.
A1  - Goff, Saige
SP  - 796
EP  - 817
VL  - 149
IS  - 8
N2  - Marriage, once a gateway to adulthood, is no longer as widely considered a requirement for achieving adult status. With declining marriage rates and delayed marital transitions, some have wondered whether current young adults have rejected the traditional notion of marriage. Utilizing a sample of 571 young adults, the present study explored how marital centrality (the expected importance to be placed on the marital role relative to other adult roles) functioned as a unique and previously unexplored marital belief among young adults. <br><br>RESULTS suggested that marriage remains an important role for many young adults. On average, young adults expected that marriage would be more important to their life than parenting, careers, or leisure activities. Marital centrality profiles were found to significantly differ based on both gender and religiosity. Marital centrality was also associated with various outcomes including binge-drinking and sexual activity. Specifically, the more central marriage was expected to be, the less young adults engaged in risk-taking or sexual behaviors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3980
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2014.979128
ID  - ref1
ER  -