Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/287183 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] European Journal of Population [ISSN:] 1572-9885 [Volume:] 37 [Issue:] 4-5 [Publisher:] Springer Netherlands [Place:] Dordrecht [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 799-824
Publisher: 
Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht
Abstract: 
This study focused on individuals' re-partnering behavior following a divorce and asked whether divorcees influence each other's new union formation. By exploiting the System of Social statistical Datasets (SSD) of Statistics Netherlands, I identified divorced dyads and examined interdependencies in their re-partnering behavior. Discrete-time event history models accounting for shared characteristics of divorcees that are likely to influence their divorce and re-partnering behavior simultaneously were estimated. Findings showed that the probability of re-partnering increased within the first two years following a former spouse's new union formation. Further analyses focusing on formerly cohabiting couples rather than divorcees also revealed significant associations in re-partnering behavior. Following a former romantic partner's new union formation, women were exposed to risk longer than men, due to men's quicker re-partnering. These results were robust to the falsification tests. Overall, findings indicate that the consequences of a divorce or breakup are not limited to the incidence itself and former romantic partners remain important in each other's life courses even after a breakup. With the increasing number of divorcees and changing family structures, it is important to consider former spouses as active network partners that may influence individual life courses.
Subjects: 
Re-partnering
Marriage
Cohabitation
Post-divorce relationships
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