ArticleJournal of marriage and the family2021
Social Norms, Agency, and Marriage Aspirations in Malawi.
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- Cohort profile: the Adverse Childhood Experiences cohort of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Drivers of child marriages for girls: A prospective study in a low-income African setting.Global public health · 2024Article
- Communication with Kin in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Socius : sociological research for a dynamic worldArticle
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Abstract
objectiveWe evaluate whether community norms, caregiver beliefs, and adolescents' own beliefs and perceptions, focused on early marriage, predict adolescent marriage aspirations in a low-income context.
backgroundThe processes that contribute to adolescent marriage aspiration formation have received little attention in low-income contexts, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding how marriage aspirations are formed is important because they are associated with critical education and health outcomes.
methodUsing data that links Malawian adolescents (N=2,089) with their caregivers (N=1,452), we analyze gender stratified ordered logistic regression models to examine key relationships.
resultsWe show that community norms for youngest acceptable marriage age predict when boys want to marry, but do not find conclusive evidence that they predict when girls want to marry. We also show that adolescents who believe it is acceptable to marry at an early age are more likely to want to marry early themselves.
conclusionBoth community norms and adolescents' own beliefs are central to the formation of their marriage aspirations. IMPLICATIONS: We recommend that programs incorporate adolescent beliefs and perceptions when designing child marriage interventions and measuring their impact. We also recommend theory-driven measurement of community norms to better evaluate their impact on both marriage aspirations and marriage age.
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