Thursday, May 9 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Jackson

Session 15:
Psychological Causes and Consequences of Marital Transitions

Chair: Mick Cunningham, Western Washington University
Discussant: Linda Waite, University of Chicago

  1. The Effect of Union Type on Relationship Quality and Psychological Well-BeingAnna M. Campbell, University of Texas at Austin ; Debra J. Umberson, University of Texas at Austin

  2. Union Transitions and Mental Health: Selection or Beneficial Effects?Kathleen A. Lamb, Bowling Green State University ; Gary R. Lee, Bowling Green State University

  3. The Role of Religion in Union FormationEvelyn Lehrer, University of Illinois at Chicago

  4. Whose Plans Matter? The Transition from Cohabitation to Marriage in the United StatesBerna S. Miller, Brown University

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