Is parental engagement associated with subsequent delayed marriage and marital choices of adolescent girls? Evidence from the Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA) survey in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examines the association between parental engagement and subsequent delayed marriage of adolescent girls and, secondarily, to assess whether parental engagement is positively associated with girls' involvement in marital decision-making regarding husband selection.

Methods

The study used longitudinal survey data from the Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA) in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. We analysed 6168 unmarried adolescent girls aged 15-19 years at wave 1 (2015-16) who were interviewed in wave 2 (2018-19). Our outcomes were delayed marriage of girls (unmarried vs. married at 20-22 vs. married at 18-19 vs. married at <18) and, among those married at <18 years, girls' involvement in husband selection (alone vs. with parents

SUBMITTER: Paul P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10583165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature