Add to ORKGThis study investigated the impact of divorce on the structure of the family unit, specifically on the relational satisfaction held by members of blended families. The research questions addressed attitudes regarding different family systems and relational satisfaction.The rationale for this research lie in finding ways to improve upon and perhaps create a new narrative of the what a family is in American culture. A pilot study was conducted with public university students, who responded to a survey of relational satisfaction and family systems. Data was analyzed to create a benchmark of attitudes towards traditional and stepfamily systems and then retrospectively analyzed to determine if these attitudes were enduring or evolving, as well a...
In this study we examined how members of step- or blended families interact and develop their famili...
This study examined co-mother family of origin stories. Origin stories, representing the formation o...
The blended family has become increasingly prevalent in our society. It has transitioned from an alt...
We adopted a process-focus in order to gain a deeper understanding of how (step) blended family memb...
The study was a qualitative research and its purpose was to describe the experiences of the particip...
It has been predicted that if you were born in the 1980s and 1990s, there was a one in two chanceof ...
This study examines how families co-construct joint accounts of shared experiences. Two foster famil...
Most remarriages and blended families dissolve within 1-5 years, and last an average of 3.05 years. ...
Over the last fifty years, the proportion of children living with a single parent or a stepparent ha...
Research indicates that three out of four people who go through a divorce may marry again, and more ...
A modified retrospective interview technique (RIT) was employed with members of 53 blended families ...
Family dynamics have experienced an immense transformation in the last 4 decades. Children are less ...
While stepfamilies are not a new phenomenon, with recent divorce rates, they are now common and more...
The current study adopts a narrative perspective in examining the content of 80 stepchildren’s stepf...
An increasing number of young people are faced with familial transformations. It is important to und...
In this study we examined how members of step- or blended families interact and develop their famili...
This study examined co-mother family of origin stories. Origin stories, representing the formation o...
The blended family has become increasingly prevalent in our society. It has transitioned from an alt...
We adopted a process-focus in order to gain a deeper understanding of how (step) blended family memb...
The study was a qualitative research and its purpose was to describe the experiences of the particip...
It has been predicted that if you were born in the 1980s and 1990s, there was a one in two chanceof ...
This study examines how families co-construct joint accounts of shared experiences. Two foster famil...
Most remarriages and blended families dissolve within 1-5 years, and last an average of 3.05 years. ...
Over the last fifty years, the proportion of children living with a single parent or a stepparent ha...
Research indicates that three out of four people who go through a divorce may marry again, and more ...
A modified retrospective interview technique (RIT) was employed with members of 53 blended families ...
Family dynamics have experienced an immense transformation in the last 4 decades. Children are less ...
While stepfamilies are not a new phenomenon, with recent divorce rates, they are now common and more...
The current study adopts a narrative perspective in examining the content of 80 stepchildren’s stepf...
An increasing number of young people are faced with familial transformations. It is important to und...
In this study we examined how members of step- or blended families interact and develop their famili...
This study examined co-mother family of origin stories. Origin stories, representing the formation o...
The blended family has become increasingly prevalent in our society. It has transitioned from an alt...