Premarital pregnancy and marital instability.

by Furstenberg, Frank F.

Journal of Social Issues. Vol 32(1), 1976, 67-86.  

  

Collected information on the marital careers of 103 young women who became premaritally pregnant in their early teens and 90 of their classmates, most of whom married before pregnancy. The marital histories of the 2 samples show that disruption in the courtship process and limited economic resources are the most important factors contributing to marital dissolution.