Previous research has documented that children who do not live with both biological parents
fare somewhat worse on a variety of outcomes than those who do. In this article, which is the …

This article reviews areas of advancement over the past decade in our understanding of
remarriage and stepfamilies and suggests promising new directions for future work …

We review research on families and health published between 2000 and 2009 and highlight
key themes and findings from innovative, methodologically rigorous studies. Whereas …

Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety
of clinical modalities, and thirty years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe …

Adolescents in stepfamilies and single-parent families tend to report lower levels of well-
being than adolescents who live with two biological parents. Using data from Add Health (n …

Thirty‐two stepdaughters and 17 stepsons participated in this grounded theory study of
emerging adult stepchildren's perceptions about how relationships with their stepparents …

Prior research has established that adolescents' perceptions of family belonging are
associated with a range of well‐being indicators and that adolescents in stepfamilies report …

This article draws on four decades of research and clinical practice to delineate guidelines
for evidence‐informed, clinically sound work with stepfamilies for couple, family, individual …

This study examines the association between joint physical custody and adolescent
wellbeing and whether this relationship is conditioned by the degree of parental conflict, the …

With the rise in out-of-wedlock childbearing and divorce in the last quarter of the twentieth
century, an increasing proportion of children have been exposed to a variety of new family …