Lone Mothers’ Expectations About Repartnering: Between Family Project and Adult Relationship

Ornella Larenza, Laura Bernardi, Competence Centre for Labour, Welfare and Social Research , Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, Centre LIVES, Institut de Sciences Sociales, Université de Lausanne

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on November 05, 2025

Abstract

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Mothers’ repartnering is usually understood looking at demographic and socioeconomic predictors, while subjective expectations remain undertheorized. Merging these two perspectives, this article explores variations in expectations around repartnering in a ...