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- Title
The Relation Between Role Constructions and Adjustment Among Stepfathers.
- Authors
Fine, Mark A.; Ganong, Lawrence H.; Coleman, Marilyn
- Abstract
This article presents a study which was conducted to assess relations between both the content and the clarity of the stepfather role and several dimensions of stepfather well-being. The first purpose of this study was to determine the nature of the relation between perceptions of the content of the stepparent role and stepfather adjustment. And the second purpose of was to assess relations between role discrepancies and stepfathers' adjustment. Two types of stepparent role discrepancies were assessed, the discrepancy between stepfathers' perceptions of how often they engage in a series of parenting behaviors and both how often they believe that they should engage in these behaviors and how often they believe that others think that they should engage in these behaviors. Participants were 39 stepfathers who resided full-time with at least one stepchild between the ages of 10 and 18 years. Findings suggest that a number of aspects of how stepfathers construct their roles are related to their adjustment. Generally, stepfathers were more satisfied with a number of dimensions of their marital and family lives when they perceived that they frequently engage in authoritative parenting behaviors. Results also suggest that personal standards about parenting are important correlates of stepfather adjustment.
- Subjects
STEPFATHERS; PARENT-child relationships; STEPPARENTS; PARENTING; WELL-being; SENSORY perception
- Publication
Journal of Family Issues, 1997, Vol 18, Issue 5, p503
- ISSN
0192-513X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/019251397018005003