... time, divorce. Price & McKenny (1988 cited in Zinn & Eitzen 2002 p382) found that the age of the couple when they married was an indicator as to whether the marriage would last. Their research showed that couples under the age of 20 when they first married, were two to three times more likely to divorce than their counterparts who first married in their 20's. Faust & McKibben (1999 cited in Zinn & Eitzen 2002 p384) found that quick marriages due to an unplanned pregnancy worked against marital success because the couple felt trapped and the arrival of a new baby meant that the couple did not have enough time to adapt to married life. The timing of the marriage and pregnancy also limited the educational and career opportunities of the couple, especially the woman, as she was expected to stay at home and look after the children. Other factors ...

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