How do family relations influence interethnic partner choices? The role of cohesion, affection and diversity in native and migrant families

Despite the well-documented effect of parental attitudes and their socioeconomic status on interethnic partnerships, little is known about how family relations are associated with interethnic partner choices. The present study investigates whether cohesive and affective family ties as well as the f...

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Main Author: Olga Grünwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bamberg Press 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Family Research
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Online Access:https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/101
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Summary:Despite the well-documented effect of parental attitudes and their socioeconomic status on interethnic partnerships, little is known about how family relations are associated with interethnic partner choices. The present study investigates whether cohesive and affective family ties as well as the family structure is connected to interethnic partnerships. Based on data from wave five of the German Family Panel (pairfam), I estimate logistic regression models for natives and migrants separately. Results indicate that for natives, cohesive and affective relations are not connected to interethnic partnerships. For migrants, cohesive relations have a detrimental effect on being in an interethnic partnership. Overall, these findings suggest that family processes may help to understand why some migrant groups are more likely to be in an interethnic union than others. Zusammenfassung Obwohl der Zusammenhang von Charakteristika der Eltern und ihren Einstellungen gegenüber interethnischen Partnerschaften häufig erforscht wurde, ist die Rolle der Familienbeziehungen unklar. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht den Effekt von kohäsiven, affektiven und diversen Familienbeziehungen auf interethnische Partnerschaften. Basierend auf den Daten der fünften Welle des Deutschen Familienpanels (pairfam) schätze ich logistische Regressionsmodelle für Einheimische und Migranten. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass für Einheimische kohäsive und affektive Beziehungen die Partnerwahl nicht betreffen. Bei Migranten wirken hingegen kohäsive Beziehungen negativ auf die interethnische Partnerwahl. Diese Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass Familienbeziehungen wichtig sind um Unterschiede zwischen Migranten in interethnischen Partnerschaften zu verstehen.
ISSN:2699-2337