Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism
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Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism. / Andersen, Signe Hald; Andersen, Lars Højsgaard; Skov, Peer Ebbesen.
I: Journal of Marriage and Family, Bind 77, Nr. 2, 2015, s. 496-509.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Effect of Marriage and Spousal Criminality on Recidivism
AU - Andersen, Signe Hald
AU - Andersen, Lars Højsgaard
AU - Skov, Peer Ebbesen
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The authors analyzed whether the effect of marriage on recidivism varied by spousal criminality. For this purpose, they used propensity score matching and full population data from Statistics Denmark on all unmarried and previously convicted men from birth cohorts 1965–1985 (N = 102,839). The results showed that marriage reduced recidivism compared to nonmarriage only when the spouse had no criminal record. Similarly, marriage to a nonconvicted spouse reduced recidivism significantly more than marriage to a convicted spouse. These findings not only underline how important marriage is for social integration but also stress the heterogeneous nature of the protective effects of marriage.
AB - The authors analyzed whether the effect of marriage on recidivism varied by spousal criminality. For this purpose, they used propensity score matching and full population data from Statistics Denmark on all unmarried and previously convicted men from birth cohorts 1965–1985 (N = 102,839). The results showed that marriage reduced recidivism compared to nonmarriage only when the spouse had no criminal record. Similarly, marriage to a nonconvicted spouse reduced recidivism significantly more than marriage to a convicted spouse. These findings not only underline how important marriage is for social integration but also stress the heterogeneous nature of the protective effects of marriage.
U2 - 10.1111/jomf.12176
DO - 10.1111/jomf.12176
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27524833
VL - 77
SP - 496
EP - 509
JO - Journal of Marriage and Family
JF - Journal of Marriage and Family
SN - 0022-2445
IS - 2
ER -
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