• Cohabiting and married individuals' relations with their partner's parents 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Bernhardt, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-21)
      Using Norwegian survey data on partnered individuals ages 18 to 55 (N = 4,061; 31% cohabitors), the current study investigated differences across marital and cohabiting unions regarding the patterns of contact with the ...
    • Divorce in Norwegian Same‐Sex Marriages and Registered Partnerships: The Role of Children 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Seierstad, Ane; Noack, Turid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-02)
      Using Norwegian register data on the total population of same‐sex couples who formalized their unions from 1993 through 2010 (N = 3,422, 52% male), this study addressed the level and correlates of divorce among these couples ...
    • First union formation among the children of immigrants: A population-wide study in Norway 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05)
      Using Norwegian register data on the total population of individuals who were native-born or who immigrated prior to age 18, this study investigated differences in first union formation across migrant generations, global ...
    • Love or Money? Marriage Intentions among Young Cohabitors in Norway and Sweden. 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Bernhardt, Eva; Noack, Turid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-17)
      Using data from Sweden and Norway on cohabitors aged 25 to 35, we examine the association between socio-economic resources, relationship quality and commitment and cohabitors’ marriage intentions. The individualization ...
    • Parenthood and Couples’ Relative Earnings in Norway 

      Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      With the advance of the gender revolution, income dynamics in couples are changing. Nonetheless, in most Western societies, parenthood still promotes specialized gender roles. Utilizing Norwegian register data on all married ...
    • Partner Choice and Economic Outcomes among the Children of Immigrants 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Bergsvik, Janna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Several studies have shown that immigrants marrying natives experience better economic outcomes than those marrying other immigrants, but we know less about partner choice and the economic outcomes of the children of ...
    • Partner choice and timing of first marriage among the children of immigrants in Norway and Sweden 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Holland, Jennifer A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-13)
      Using population register data from Norway (n = 209,532) and Sweden (n = 592,491), this study addressed the relationship between partner choice and the timing of first marriage. We considered all migrant-background individuals ...
    • Relationship quality and Family Formation in Europe 

      Blom, Niels; Perelli-Harris, Brienna; Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The increase in cohabitation and nonmarital childbearing across Europe has raised questions about who still marries either before or after having a child. Although prior studies have addressed the sequence of marriage and ...