Journal articles: 'Stepfamily couples'

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Visher, John S., and Emily B. Visher. "Therapy with Stepfamily Couples." Psychiatric Annals 21, no. 8 (August 1, 1991): 462–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19910801-07.

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Jensen, Todd M., and Lawrence H. Ganong. "Stepparent–Child Relationship Quality and Couple Relationship Quality: Stepfamily Household Type as a Moderating Influence." Journal of Family Issues 41, no. 5 (October 9, 2019): 589–610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x19881669.

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Stepparent–child relationships and new couple relationships are core pillars of stepfamily functioning and well-being. Although research generally indicates that stepparent–child relationship quality and couple relationship quality are positively associated, questions remain about in which contexts and from whose perspective this association holds. Using reports from parents and stepparents in a sample of 291 stepfamily heterosexual couples, we assess whether stepfamily household type (i.e., mother–stepfather, father–stepmother) moderates the association between stepparent–child relationship quality and couple relationship quality. Results indicate that stepparent–child relationship quality and couple relationship quality are positively associated in both mother–stepfather and father–stepmother families, and from the vantage point of both parents and stepparents. The positive association is significantly larger in mother–stepfather families from the vantage point of stepfathers. Implications for future research and practice with stepfamilies are discussed.

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Stewart, Susan D. "Boundary Ambiguity in Stepfamilies." Journal of Family Issues 26, no. 7 (October 2005): 1002–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x04273591.

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Family boundary ambiguity refers to a lack of clarity as to who is in and who is out of the family system. Few studies have examined this concept in the stepfamily context, which is problematic because such definitional problems hinder our understanding of close relationships in stepfamilies. Based on a nationally representative sample of first-married, remarried, and cohabiting couples with minor children, this study investigates the prevalence and nature of boundary ambiguity in stepfamilies (families that include children from previous unions) and the relationship between boundary ambiguity and couples’ relationship quality and stability. Results suggest that boundary ambiguity is much more prevalent in stepfamilies than original two-parent families and that boundary ambiguity is associated with the structure of the stepfamily. Boundary ambiguity is negatively associated with the quality of the couple’s relationship and stability of the union, but only from the perspective of wives and female partners.

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Barnes, Gill Gorell. "Stepfamilies." Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 4, no. 1 (January 1998): 10–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.4.1.10.

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Family life in Britain is changing daily to include more stepfamilies, which have widely differing structures with varying histories, losses, transitions and economic circumstances. Of the one in five children who currently experience separation before they are 16, over half will live in a stepfamily at some point in their lives. Of the 150 000 couples with children who divorced each year at the end of the 1980s, a further 35 000 had a subsequent divorce. For some children we need to think of step-parenting within wider processes of transition, which include relationship changes of many kinds. The National Stepfamily Association have calculated that if current trends of divorce, cohabitation, remarriage and birth continue, there will be around 2.5 million children and young adults growing up in a stepfamily by the year 2000. The true pattern of re-ordering of partnership and family life is hard to chart, since many couples second or third time around prefer to cohabit rather than to marry.

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Gold, Joshua M. "Supporting Successful Stepfathering: An Integration of the Professional Literature and Online Stepfather Reflections." Family Journal 28, no. 2 (February 20, 2020): 146–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480720907152.

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Demographic data tally the prevalent numbers of stepfamilies in 21st century society, with the majority (86%) of stepfamilies involving a stepfather. However, the data also establish these families as at greater risk for dissolution than first-marrieds or remarried couples without children. Reflecting the established dynamics that promote stepfamily sustainability, this article integrates current professional knowledge with stepfathers’ web-based reflections on which clinical service providers can base their intervention strategies to facilitate positive stepfather experience and stepfamily success ( n = 77).

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Skogrand, Linda, Elisaida Mendez, and Brian Higginbotham. "Stepfamily Education: Case Study of Two Lesbian Couples." Marriage & Family Review 49, no. 6 (September 2013): 504–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2013.772932.

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Heintz-Martin, Valerie, Céline Le Bourdais, and Dana Hamplová. "Childbearing among Canadian stepfamilies." Canadian Studies in Population 41, no. 1-2 (March 19, 2014): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.25336/p6d89w.

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This article analyses childbearing in stepfamilies in Canada, using the 2001 General Social Survey on family. It estimates the probability that stepfamily couples will give birth to a child according to the composition of the stepfamily, and then moves on to explore the factors that are associated with such an event. Particular attention is given to the type of union, parental status, and number of children of both partners. Contrary to past studies, this research is based not only on women’s retrospective conjugal and parental histories but also on those reported by male respondents, and it controls for women’s work status.

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Mazzoni, Silvia, and Ludovica Iesu. "La coppia nella famiglia ricostituita dopo la separazione e il divorzio: un esempio di resilienza." RIVISTA DI STUDI FAMILIARI, no. 2 (November 2009): 109–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/fir2009-002007.

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- This study investigates possible differences concerning romantic attachment and marital quality through a comparison between a sample of couples in stepfamilies after the divorce of one or both partners (N = 18) and another sample of intact couples (N = 68). The Experiences in Close Relationships scale is utilised to examine romantic attachment, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale is employed to assess dyadic adjustment and the Parental Bonding Instrument is used to measure the quality of parental bonding for each partner. The partners in stepfamily couples reported that they have negatively perceived maternal care during their childhood and described a greater levels of anxiety concerning romantic attachment; however step-family couples showed protective variables in couple relationship, that were perceived satisfying and represent a resiliency factor in regard to the break-up of their first marriage and the lack of maternal care.

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Michaels, Marcia L. "Stepfamily Enrichment Program: A Preventive Intervention for Remarried Couples." Journal for Specialists in Group Work 31, no. 2 (July 2006): 135–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01933920500493639.

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Martin, Valerie, Céline Le Bourdais, and Évelyne Lapierre-Adamcyk. "Stepfamily instability in Canada – The impact of family composition and union type." Journal of Family Research 23, no. 2 (September 1, 2011): 196–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.20377/jfr-207.

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The aim of this paper is to analyze stepfamily instability in Canada by applying the proportional hazards model to the information collected in the 2001 General Social Survey on Family. More specifically, we examine the effect that the family composition and the type of conjugal union exert on the risk of separation, and test whether the impact of cohabiting union varies over time and between Quebec and the other provinces, depending of its stage of institutionalization. The analysis shows that stepmother families face a lower risk of separation than those formed around a stepfather, and that cohabiting stepfamily couples are more unstable than married ones. The risk of union dissolution among stepfamily couples has increased over time, for married as well as cohabiting partners, but the effect of cohabitation relative to marriage does not appear to significantly differ across periods or regions. Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Artikel untersucht die (In)stabilität von Stieffamilien in Kanada. Die Analysen wurden mit dem General Social Survey (GSS) 2001 unter Anwendung der Ereignisdatenanalyse durchgeführt. Von besonderem Interesse waren der Einfluss der Familienkonstellation und die Art der Partnerschaft auf das Trennungsrisiko. Ferner wurde untersucht, wie sich die (In)stabilität von Stieffamilien über die Zeit entwickelt hat. In der kanadischen Provinz Québec gelten nichteheliche Lebensgemeinschaften bereits als vollständig institutionalisiert. Ein weiterer Aspekt dieser Studie war der Vergleich der Entwicklung der québecer Stieffamilien mit denen im restlichen Kanada über die Zeit. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Stiefmutterfamilien ein geringeres Trennnungsrisiko haben als Stiefvaterfamilien und dass Ehen in Stieffamilien stabiler sind als in nichteheliche Lebensgemeinschaften. Ebenso konnte gezeigt werden, dass für beide Partnerschaftstypen das Trennungsrisiko über die Zeit hinweg stark zugenommen hat.

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Saint-Jacques, Marie-Christine, Caroline Robitaille, ÉLisabeth Godbout, Claudine Parent, Sylvie Drapeau, and Marie-Helene Gagne. "The Processes Distinguishing Stable From Unstable Stepfamily Couples: A Qualitative Analysis." Family Relations 60, no. 5 (November 2, 2011): 545–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00668.x.

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Slattery, Maddy E., Vanessa Bruce, W. Kim Halford, and Jan M. Nicholson. "Predicting married and cohabiting couples' futures from their descriptions of stepfamily life." Journal of Family Psychology 25, no. 4 (2011): 560–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0024538.

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OBrien, Tess Byrd, Anita DeLongis, Georgia Pomaki, Eli Puterman, and Amy Zwicker. "Couples Coping with Stress." European Psychologist 14, no. 1 (January 2009): 18–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040.14.1.18.

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The primary objective of the study was to increase understanding of interpersonal dimensions of stress and coping within married couples. Our sample included 82 couples living in a stepfamily context. Data were collected using structured telephone interviews and twice-daily questionnaires for a period of 1 week. Using matched-pair hierarchical linear modeling analysis, the study examined how stress and coping processes unfold over the course of a given day and across days within couples. First, we investigated antecedents of empathic responding, a form of relationship-focused coping. Second, we examined the role of empathic responding in within-couple variations in marital tension across days. We found that when greater personal significance was attached to family stressors, husbands and wives tended to increase their use of empathic responding. Also considered were the contextual effects of marital adjustment on how family stressors are experienced and managed by couples. The results indicate a link between marital adjustment and the use of empathic responding for both husbands and wives within couples. As well, the study suggests that marital adjustment plays an important role in determining whether the negative effects of stress will persist across days. Higher use of empathic responding was found to be associated with lower levels of next-day marital tension. When relational outcomes are considered, empathic responding may represent an adaptive way of coping with everyday stress. Our findings indicate that examination of relationship-focused coping may add to the theoretical and explanatory power of current models of stress and coping.

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Adler-Baeder, Francesca, Anne Robertson, and David G. Schramm. "Conceptual Framework for Marriage Education Programs for Stepfamily Couples with Considerations for Socioeconomic Context." Marriage & Family Review 46, no. 4 (May 28, 2010): 300–322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2010.500531.

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Reck, Katie, Brian Higginbotham, and Jeffrey Dew. "A Longitudinal Hierarchical Examination of Smart Steps for Stepfamilies With Ethnically and Economically Diverse Couples." Journal of Family Issues 41, no. 2 (August 31, 2019): 183–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x19869385.

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Over the past decade, relationship education has grown as a means of enhancing couple relationships. This longitudinal study was designed to examine the experiences and outcomes of 2,828 adults who participated in the Smart Steps for Stepfamilies: Embrace the Journey program. Self-report measures of relationship quality, commitment, and relationship instability were administered prior to participation, then immediately, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after participation. A three-level growth-curve analysis using hierarchical linear model suggested that stepfamily participants experienced small but statistically significant immediate increases in relationship quality and stability, but those gains diminished over time. The statistical analyses tested for moderating effects of individual and couple characteristics on programmatic outcomes over time. Application of these findings and implications for relationship education for stepfamilies are discussed.

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LAM, GLADYS L. T. "EXPLORING THE PARENTING DIFFICULTIES OF STEPMOTHERS IN HONG KONG: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND TEACHERS." Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 31, no. 01n02 (January 1997): 97–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219246297000089.

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The number of divorce cases in Hong Kong is soaring in recent years and the stepfamily is an emerging family structure. This exploratory study is aimed at examining difficulties of parenting in stepfamilies through interviews with stepmothers, social workers and teachers. Reports of these stepmothers reveal that they feel overloaded in the stepfamilies and that their spouses do not give them enough support. They complain that their in-laws and relatives create stress rather than offer help in child management. The findings indicated that there are difficulties in communication between the couples, problems between stepmother-stepchild, and in-law relationships. It is suggested that social workers and teachers should cooperate to deal with cultural stereotyping of stepfamily and change negative social attitudes towards members of stepfamilies. Efforts should also be made by these professionals to identify stepmother-stepchild relationship problems with greater sensitivity, and regularity. 香港近年离婚个案数字飚升，再婚家庭成逐渐涌现的家庭架构。这个研究目的是透过访问继母、社工和教师检视再婚家庭的亲职问题。被访继母感到家务繁重、配偶支持不足，在管教子女方面，她们的翁姑及姻亲没有给予援助反而给她们加添压力。资料显示再婚家庭内的夫妇沟通出现困难，继母和继子女及翁姑姻亲关系亦有问题。社工和教师应携手处理文化上将再婚家庭典型化的问题，改变社会人士对这类家庭的负面态度，醒觉地识别继母和继子女关系的问题予以适切介入。

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Kheshgi-Genovese, Zareena, and Thomas A. Genovese. "Developing the Spousal Relationship within Stepfamilies." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 78, no. 3 (June 1997): 255–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.773.

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The authors review the literature on the development of the marital dyad during the stepfamily transition. Conflicting loyalties in the marital dyad, stepparent expectations and roles, stepfamily cohesion, and boundary ambiguity are examined. Recommendations for reducing stress on the married couple are made.

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Balachandran, Lavanya, and Wei-Jun Jean Yeung. "Old Bonds, New Ties: Contextualizing Family Transitions in Re-partnerships, Remarriage and Stepfamilies in Asia." Journal of Family Issues 41, no. 7 (June 18, 2020): 879–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x20918428.

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The continued emphasis on a decontextualized nuclear family in Asia has often obscured experiences of re-partnered individuals and stepfamilies, wherein transitions including couple dissolution and remarriage or cohabitation have had particular implications for family well-being and social mobility. The eight papers in this special issue expand scholarship beyond acknowledging the increasing prevalence of re-partnership and stepfamilies seeking to facilitate cross-cultural comparisons within the region, and between Asia and the West where notable advancements have been made in theorising diverse family processes. The pertinence of extended family ties and the cultural pressures of collectivism advance shared perspectives of re-partnership and stepfamily formation across East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. At the same time, drawing from quantitative and qualitative methodologies, these papers direct attention to the heterogeneity in re-partnership pathways where broader social categories such as class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion and historicity differentially intersect across national and socio-political contexts.

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Cann-Milland, Sonia, Angela Mornane, and Jane Southcott. "Exploring Family Service Providers Perceptions of Working with Recoupled Parents in Stepfamilies." Journal of Family Issues, September 18, 2020, 0192513X2095910. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x20959109.

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We explore the perception of family service providers’ opinions and personal experiences working with recoupled parents in stepfamily forms. We examined service providers’ specific knowledge, attitudes, and practical responses to working with stepfamily forms that functions very differently to nuclear family forms. We interviewed four family service providers who work with individuals, couples, and families from a multiplicity of diverse family forms. Four main themes came out of the data collected: challenges family service providers identified when working with stepfamilies; complex relationship connections in stepfamilies; working within the boundaries and limitations of legislation and policies relating to both families in general and stepfamilies; and understanding and working within the parameters of how the family functions as a stepfamily. Our research demonstrates the importance of family service providers having a platform to discuss issues impacting family service providers working relevantly and effectively with stepfamilies.

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DeGreeff, Becky, and Ann Burnett. "Weekend Warriors: Autonomy-Connection, Openness-Closedness, and Coping Strategies of Marital Partners in Nonresidential Stepfamilies." Qualitative Report, December 12, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1371.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the classic and unique relationship tensions marital partners of non-residential stepfamilies experience. Grounded in relational dialectical theory, transcripts from interviews of five non-residential stepfamily couples were analyzed using qualitative content analysis to search for and identify autonomy-connection and openness-closedness dialectical tensions and coping strategies utilized by the participants. These relational dialectical tensions were illustrated in every interview. Tensions were present not only between the relationship partners, but also in regard to the non-residential children. Participants utilized a variety of coping strategies to deal with the relationship tensions experienced in their marriage within a non-residential stepfamily setting.

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Ajenjo-Cosp, Marc, and Núria García-Saladrigas. "Las parejas reconstituidas en España: un fenómeno emergente con perfiles heterogéneos / Stepfamily Couples in Spain: An Emerging Phenomenon with Heterogeneous Profiles." Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 155 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.155.3.

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Scotto di Luzio, Silvia, and Fortuna Procentese. "From First-Union Separation to Stepfamily in Italian Context: Building a Stepcouple Identity." Journal of Family Issues, July 9, 2021, 0192513X2110309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x211030930.

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The present work aimed to explore the building process of couple identity for stepcouples’ partners. Fifteen Italian women and fifteen Italian men, engaged in a new couple’s relationship after first-union separation or divorce, were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed through a Grounded Theory approach . Results showed that the first-union separation experience plays an important role in the process of stepcouple identity building, as it influences the priorities in individual organization of life, qualities, and expectations about new relationships, the importance attributed to individual, couple, and family boundaries, and the choice of the new partner. New functional stepcouple relationships are characterized by a strong sense of shared projects and purposes. This generative dimension, clearly perceived by interviewees as a fundamental characteristic of stepcouple identity, is a resource, in spite of complexity and challenges of stepcouples’ life cycle.

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