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Title: Novel predictors of women's surname retention at marriage

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Women’s marital surname change was investigated as a potential marital commitment signal, and strategy for enhancing investment from in-laws and husband. Hyphenating or keeping premarital surname for all U.S. destination brides marrying in Hawai'i in 2010 was significantly correlated with a women’s income measure (r = .78, p < .000) and with the analogous statistic for men (r = .64, p < .000), by bride’s state of residence. The women’s measure, only, remained significant under regression of both predictors. The interaction of state Gini and the women’s income measure in a regression including the interaction components as predictors was positively predictive (adjusted-R2 = .57). None of several other predictors suggested by previous research or related to Gini or income were significant under regression, alongside the women’s income measure. The older the bride, from any jurisdiction, marrying . . .

Url: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4534

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Authors: MacEacheron, Melanie

Institution: University of Western Ontario

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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