Social Factors Affecting Timing of Conception/ Pregnancy and Marriage

초록

To better understand the link between marriage and childbirth, this study examines social factors affecting premarital conception leading to marriage, while considering the timing of marriage after conception. Using data from the 2007-2020 Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families (n = 8,021) and employing multivariate logistic regression, this study finds that marriages resulting from premarital conception occur both before and after childbirth, with variations in the timing of marriage across birth cohorts. Older cohort women were more likely to get married immediately after childbirth, while younger ones tended to opt for bridal pregnancies. Additionally, women with an advantaged socioeconomic status and family backgrounds exhibited a reduced likelihood of premarital conception that leads to marriage, as compared to their socially disadvantaged counterparts. The findings imply that family formation and structure situations in Korea may work as a mechanism that exaggerates social inequality, similar to observations in the West.

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