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<p>This study describes differences in partnership forms and parter characteristics between young male refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in Germany and demographically comparable men from the resident population, both with and without migration backgrounds. We contribute by focusing not only on current partnerships but also on retrospective partnership reports since arrival in Germany or—for those born in Germany—since adolescence, distinguishing between casual, committed, and marital unions. We further observe patterns of ethnic endogamy across these types.</p><p>We draw on data from wave&#xa0;1 of the Partnership Formation in the Context of Recent Refugee Migration study (PARFORM), fielded throughout 2022 and 2023 among male refugee migrants in Germany, and wave&#xa0;9 of the German part of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries study (CILS4EU-DE), fielded in 2022 among the German resident population, two datasets that collected retrospective information on the prevalence of specific partnership forms. Findings from a&#xa0;series of logistic regressions indicate that Syrian and Afghan refugees are more likely to be married, except when compared to resident minorities originating from the Middle East and North Africa, but are also more likely than any other group in the resident population not to report any partnerships since arrival. In nonmarital partnerships, refugees are more likely to be involved in less committed relationships compared to men from the German resident population. Finally, patterns of ethnic endogamy vary by partnership type: Refugees have a&#xa0;high probability of co-national marital partners, while the likelihood of having a&#xa0;German partner (compared to co-national) is greater in nonmarital unions.</p>

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Partnerships in Transition, Marriages in Tradition: Partnership Forms and Endogamy Among Male Syrian and Afghan Refugees and the German Resident Population

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    2026年5月22日

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  • Marlene Bauer,
  • Irena Kogan

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This study describes differences in partnership forms and parter characteristics between young male refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in Germany and demographically comparable men from the resident population, both with and without migration backgrounds. We contribute by focusing not only on current partnerships but also on retrospective partnership reports since arrival in Germany or—for those born in Germany—since adolescence, distinguishing between casual, committed, and marital unions. We further observe patterns of ethnic endogamy across these types.

We draw on data from wave 1 of the Partnership Formation in the Context of Recent Refugee Migration study (PARFORM), fielded throughout 2022 and 2023 among male refugee migrants in Germany, and wave 9 of the German part of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries study (CILS4EU-DE), fielded in 2022 among the German resident population, two datasets that collected retrospective information on the prevalence of specific partnership forms. Findings from a series of logistic regressions indicate that Syrian and Afghan refugees are more likely to be married, except when compared to resident minorities originating from the Middle East and North Africa, but are also more likely than any other group in the resident population not to report any partnerships since arrival. In nonmarital partnerships, refugees are more likely to be involved in less committed relationships compared to men from the German resident population. Finally, patterns of ethnic endogamy vary by partnership type: Refugees have a high probability of co-national marital partners, while the likelihood of having a German partner (compared to co-national) is greater in nonmarital unions.