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EXTENDING THE STUDY OF THE EARLY YEARS OF MARRIAGE

Award Number: R01HD040778
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/1986
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2006

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EXTENDING THE STUDY OF THE EARLY YEARS OF MARRIAGE - The prospective research extends a longitudinal prospective study that was designed to delineate processes that generally underlie positive development of marital relationships for a representative urban sample of black and white couples affect the mental and physical health of spouses, marital stability, long-term marital outcomes, patterns of family life, and those who divorce, individual adjustment to family disruption. The specific aims are: (1) to extend and consolidate information thus far obtained from interviews over a seven year period and from the tracking phase of the study, and (2) to obtain and analyze another wave of data for this longitudinal sample. Both aims will examine: the interplay between culture, structure and interpersonal factors in adaptation of spouses individually and to each other; the significance of couples' accounts for understanding marital and parental experiences; the ways in which black men and organize their life compared to white men and women; and how early marital processes affect later adjustments to divorce. It is estimated that 175 married couples will be interviewed in the sixteenth year of marriage and at least 192 individuals whoa re presently divorced rom their original EYM spouse (both members of 789 divorced couples and one member for, 36 divorced couples). The tracking phase of the project was successful; we located 80% of the original sample (71% of the black respondents; 90% of the white respondents These percentages were better than expected and are consistent with other longitudinal studies. As a result of the tracking project, we also have marital status information on 93.4% of the original sample. By and large, the procedures in the sixteenth year will be identical to the first, third, and seventh year data collection procedures for all married couples. A new narrative procedure will be introduced for those respondents who are divorced from their original EYM spouse prior to the sixteenth year, focusing on reasons for divorce, long-term coping and adjustment, and children's well-being. For both married and divorced respondents, we will also gather respondents' retrospective reports of Year 1 family adaptation issues with the original EYM spouse.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2005 ( Subtotal = $217,901 )
2005	2005	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	3003 S STATE ST 3089 WOLVERINE	ANN ARBOR	MI	48109	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	13	1/20/2005	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$217,901
														Subtotal = $217,901

Issue Date FY: 2004 ( Subtotal = $176,986 )
2004	2004	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	3003 S STATE ST 3089 WOLVERINE	ANN ARBOR	MI	48109	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	12	2/9/2004	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$176,986
														Subtotal = $176,986

Issue Date FY: 2003 ( Subtotal = $239,030 )
2003	2003	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	3003 S STATE ST 3089 WOLVERINE	ANN ARBOR	MI	48109	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	11		NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$239,030
														Subtotal = $239,030

Issue Date FY: 2002 ( Subtotal = $499,689 )
2002	2002	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	3003 S STATE ST 3089 WOLVERINE	ANN ARBOR	MI	48109	WASHTENAW	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	10	1/29/2002	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$499,689
														Subtotal = $499,689

Grand Total All Awards = $1,133,606

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EXTENDING THE STUDY OF THE EARLY YEARS OF MARRIAGE

Award Number: R01HD040778

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/1986

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2006

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