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Objective To investigate the links between wives’ marital happiness and premaritalsex and related consequences in Shanghai during 1980sMethods About 8 000 newly married couples were followed up at the 3rd and 15thmonth after their marriage.Results About 12% of them reported premarital intercourse. This proportion washigher among less educated couples with blue-collar jobs. About 63% of the sexuallyactive caused pregnant before marriage. Most pregnancies were legitimised bymarriage but 1/4 ended in induced abortion. Over 3/4 (78%) of wives reported thatthey were happy with the marriage in general, while 72% of wives were happy withthe sexual aspects of their marriage. Results showed a strong relationship betweenmarital happiness and the occurrence of a premarital abortion. Less educated andlate-marring women were more likely to assess their marriage neutrally or negatively.Conclusion Unhappiness with marriage in general and with marital sexual life weresignificantly higher among women with premarital abortion, and among lesseducated and late-marrying women.
Objective To investigate the links between wives’ marital happiness and premaritalsex and related consequences in Shanghai during 1980s Methods About 8 000 newly married couples were followed up at the 3rd and 15th month after their marriage. Results about 12% of them reported premarital intercourse. This proportion washigher of less educated couples with blue-collar jobs. About 63% of the sexuallyactive formed pregnant before marriage. Most pregnancies were legitimised bymarriage but 1/4 ended in induced abortion. Over 3/4 (78%) of wives reported thatthey were happy with the marriage in general, while 72% of wives were happy withthe sexual aspects of their marriage. Results showed a strong relationship between marital happiness and the occurrence of a premarital abortion. Less educated andlate-marring women were more likely to assess their marriage neutrally or negatively .Conclusion Unhappiness with marriage in general and with marital sexual life weresignificantly higher among women w ith premarital abortion, and among lesseducated and late-marrying women.