Understanding Stepfamilies

Everett, Craig

Contents
Introduction



Incomplete Institution or Culture Shock: Institutional and Processual Models of Stepfamily Instability
The Clarity and Content of the Stepparent Role: A Review of the Literature
Three Types of Stepfamilies
Role Strain Prediction in Stepfamilies
The Relationship of Remarriage to Post-Divorce Co-Parenting
The Importance of Mother-Child Relations in Studying Stepfamilies
Influences on the Quality of the Stepmother-Adolescent Relationship
Adolescents from Stepfamilies, Single-Parent Families, and (In)Stable Intact Families in the Netherlands
Using Social Construction Therapy with the REM Family
Stepfamily Assessment: An Integrated Model
Communication--Family Characteristics: A Comparison Between Stepfamilies (Formed After Death or Divorce) and Biological Families
Reference Notes Included