Temporary Labor Migration and Spouses' Marital Quality: Evidence from Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated the effect of temporary labor migration on spouses' marital quality.

Background

How temporary international labor migration affects the marital relationship remains unclear. Research shows migration increases couples' risk of dissolution, whereas studies of spouses' marital quality-much of which is cross-sectional and/or limited to either internal or joint migration-is more mixed. This lack of consensus masks the possibility that, under certain conditions, migration may improve spouses' marital quality.

Method

This study uses data from the Chitwan Valley Family Study, a panel study set in Nepal, and primary data collected among a subsample of migrant husbands (in East Asia, Middle East) and their wives and nonmigrant couples (in Nepal

SUBMITTER: Compernolle EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature