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- Title
When you're not the Brady Bunch: Identifying perceived conflicts and resolution strategies in stepfamilies.
- Authors
COLEMAN, MARILYN; FINE, MARK A.; GANONG, LAWRENCE H.; DOWNS, KIMBERLY J. M.; PAUK, NICOLE
- Abstract
This study was a qualitative analysis of interviews from 58 members of 17 stepfamilies regarding the sources of conflict and conflict resolution strategies. The majority of conflicts resulted from negotiation of family boundaries and were manifested in the following ways: (a) disagreements over resources; (b) loyalty conflicts; (c) individuals holding a 'guard and protect' ideology; and (d) conflict with extended family members Wide arrays of resolution strategies were used, and some, but not all, resulted in positive outcomes.
- Subjects
QUALITATIVE research; GEOGRAPHIC boundaries; CONFLICT management; IDEOLOGY; MARRIAGE
- Publication
Personal Relationships, 2001, Vol 8, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
1350-4126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-6811.2001.tb00028.x