Although stepmothering is a common undertaking in American families, little research has
investigated the mental health consequences, and their correlates, associated with adopting …

Studies on marital relationships focus on intent to marry, global positive or negative attitudes
toward marriage, and expectations for what married life will be like. There are currently no …

In family research, the topic of remarriage and stepfamilies has been of interest to scholars
since the landmark study by Jessie Bernard in 1956. In fact, the Journal of Marriage and …

Objective The purposes of this review are (a) to summarize holistically and synthesize
research evidence about “what works” regarding effective stepfamily childrearing (ie …

The current study explored how a variety of family-of-origin experiences are related to
individuals' infidelity history. A survey was completed by 294 participants and we found that …

Two samples of university students (combined N= 299; mean age= 24.97; 86% female)
completed the care subscale of the parental bonding instrument and the Fear of Intimacy …

Some lay beliefs people hold are harmful to their romantic relationships because they
reduce relationship satisfaction. Two studies were conducted in two different national …

We examined the relationship between family structure and hooking up among emerging
adults (N= 881) and the extent to which attachment moderated this relationship. Neither …

Experiencing parental divorce can exert long-term consequences on children's attitudes
toward marriage and divorce. Participants' opinions on marriage and divorce were …

Love became an integral part of marriage in Western culture in the mid-1900s. Marriage
began to change along with the inclusion of love, which is evidenced by changes in divorce …