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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Emerg Adulthood. 2018 Aug 6;8(2):118–132. doi: 10.1177/2167696818790826

Table 3:

Results of Multinomial Logistic Regression Predicting Expectations of Some and 50% and Greater Chance of Divorce of Full Model on Full Sample, N = 1,610

Some Chance 50% or Greater Chance
Variable Coefficient SE RRR Coefficient SE RRR
Current Relationship and Family
Partnered −0.12 0.15 0.89 −0.49 0.20 0.61
Has Children −0.24 0.25 0.79 −0.04 0.30 0.97
Number of Sexual Partners  0.02 0.02 1.02   0.06 * 0.02 1.06
Socioeconomic Circumstances
Student −0.01 0.21 0.99 −0.04 0.31 0.96
Education (Reference: High School or GED)
  Less than High School  0.26 0.42 1.30  0.44 0.46 1.56
  Some College  0.48 0.22 1.61 −0.19 0.28 0.83
  College  0.34 0.31 1.41 −0.28 0.41 0.76
Employment (Reference: Full Time)
  Unemployed −0.09 0.34 0.91  0.39 0.40 1.48
  Part Time  0.27 0.19 1.31  0.42 0.27 1.53
Income (Thousands)  0.01 0.01 1.01  0.01 0.01 1.01
Financial Responsibility Scale −0.14 0.08 0.87  0.06 0.12 1.06
Worry about Future Scale −0.07 0.06 0.93  0.13 0.08 1.14
Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
Social Anxiety  0.16 0.06 1.17  0.09 0.08 1.10
Emotional Wellbeing −0.09 0.13 0.91 −0.28 0.16 0.76
Social Wellbeing  0.03 0.08 1.03  0.15 0.12 1.16
Psychological Wellbeing   −0.31 * 0.11 0.73 −0.10 0.15 0.91
Psychological Distress  0.00 0.03 1.00  0.04 0.04 1.04
Other Expectations and Attitudes
Greater than 50% of Marriage  −0.60 * 0.20 0.55  −0.81 * 0.27 0.45
Will Marry within 5 Years −0.32 0.19 0.73 −0.11 0.25 0.89
Will Have (More) Children −0.08 0.18 0.92 −0.15 0.29 0.86
Divorce Hurts Kids −0.08 0.06 0.92 −0.05 0.07 0.95
Single Parenting Hurts Kids  0.06 0.05 1.07  0.04 0.06 1.05
Family Form Limits Success −0.06 0.07 0.94 −0.05 0.11 0.95
Religion is Very Important   −0.45 * 0.17 0.64 −0.43 0.24 0.65
Childhood Experiences
Mom Married at Birth  0.16 0.21 1.17 −0.51 0.28 0.60
Caregiver Divorce  0.28 0.17 1.32  0.59 * 0.22 1.81
Maternal Education −0.01 0.04 0.99 −0.02 0.05 0.98
Covariates
Male  0.14 0.17 1.15  0.59 0.24 1.80
Race (Reference: White)
  Black  −0.65 * 0.20 0.52 −0.54 0.31 0.58
  Other Race −0.05 0.25 0.95 −0.39 0.39 0.68
Hispanic −0.12 0.31 0.88  0.11 0.37 1.12
Age −0.02 0.05 0.98  0.00 0.06 1.00
Controls
Caregiver is Parent −0.28 0.44 0.75 −0.13 0.47 0.87
Caregiver changed −0.25 0.29 0.78  0.39 0.31 1.48
Year reported sexual partners (reference: 2011)
  2007 −0.26 0.22 0.77 −0.15 0.31 0.86
  2009  −0.72 * 0.26 0.49 −0.42 0.33 0.65

Note:

*

p < 0.01.