2016 Session III: Rosa M. Ailabouni Room


KYLE BARTHOLOMEW

BARTHOLOMEW.123@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
CLAIRE KAMP DUSH, ADVISOR

SEXUAL TEMPO: IS IT THE PATHWAY TO RELATIONSHIP PROGRESSION OR REGRESSION?

This study seeks to investigate the average sexual tempo across romantic relationships and to what extent sexual tempo predicts subsequent relationship transitions such as cohabitation, marriage, and dissolution, as well as transitions within unions by utilizing four waves of data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.


RACHEL BROWN

BROWN.5493@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
CLAIRE KAMP DUSH, ADVISOR

RECIPROCAL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN MARITAL TIMING EXPECTATIONS AND CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES IN COHABITING INDIVIDUALS

Many cohabitors expect to marry, but not all will wed. Some have suggested that “barriers to marriage” limit marital hopes, so changes in those barriers should increase certainty. Others suggest marital expectations drive behaviors that make marriage more likely. We test reciprocal associations between circumstances and expectations of marriage.


SARA MERNITZ

MERNITZ.1@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
CLAIRE KAMP DUSH, ADVISOR

PREDICTORS OF STABLE COHABITATION DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

During the transition to adulthood, young adults enter into long-term, stable cohabitations. Yet, little is known about the predictors of stable cohabitation. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 20,774), I test the role of relationship and economic factors in predicting cohabitation outcomes.


KENNETH WHITE

WHITE.2035@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, CONSUMER SCIENCES
MICHAEL BETZ, ADVISOR

FINANCIAL SOCIALIZATION AND RELATED FINANCIAL BEHAVIORS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Financial responsibility and financial independence are signs of adulthood. Establishing healthy financial behaviors, which includes seeking professional advice and financial education, is important to short- and long-term financial success and satisfaction. This study tests financial socialization indicators that influence financial behaviors.