Objective The purpose of this study was to examine research evidence about effective
childrearing in stepfamilies (ie, parenting practices that contribute to children's physical …

Objective We sought to identify research evidence about stepparents' childrearing behaviors
that contribute to stepchildren's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well‐being to draw …

Family stressors marked by ambiguity can place significant demands on families. Family
scholars have written extensively about ambiguous stressors in the context of loss or …

Feminist family scholars have long called for greater transparency of the partial perspectives
embedded within family science. In this paper, I employ feminist reflexive autoethnography …

Objective The purpose of this review is to examine research evidence about effective
childrearing of stepchildren by coparents in stepfamilies (ie, childrearing that contributes to …

Specific risk factors can negatively impact marital adjustment (MA) in remarriage and
contribute to higher dissolution rates. However, more than understanding the differences …

Clinical and empirical literatures have highlighted the value of attending to distinct dyads
within stepfamilies to ensure the needs of various relationships are being met. From a family …

Stepparent–child relationships are a core pillar of stepfamily functioning and well‐being.
Stepparents can take on a variety of roles in the lives of their stepchildren, ranging from de …

The child-stepparent relationship has been shown to play an important role in adolescents'
well-being. This relationship develops within a broader family system and is shaped directly …

Little research has examined the potential spillover of parenting difficulties in the coparental
stepfamily subsystem. Using family systems theory as a guide, we longitudinally …