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Stepchild Adjustment

Stepchild Adjustment is a developmental construct that denotes the psychosocial process through which a child adapts to the structural, relational, and functional changes within a stepfamily system, distinguished by the interplay of residential transitions, redefined kinship roles, and the quality of interparental and parent-child relationships.

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Publications

883

Citations

47

Authors

20

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

22

Consistency in Perceptions of the Step-Parent Role among Step-Parents, Parents and Stepchildren

Mark A. Fine, Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence H.Ganong · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 1998 · 114 citations

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The stepparent role: Potential for disturbances in family functioning.

Irene Fast, Albert C. Cain · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry · 1966 · 77 citations · Full text

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Stepparent-Stepchild Relationships and the Psychological Adjustment of Children in Stepmother and Stepfather Families

W. Glenn Clingempeel, Sion Segal · Child Development · 1986 · 74 citations

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Factors associated with positive relationships between stepfathers and adolescent stepchildren

Valarie King, Maggie L. Thorsen, Paul R. Amato · Social Science Research · 2014 · 66 citations

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Efficacy of Parent Training for Stepfathers: From Playful Spectator and Polite Stranger to Effective Stepfathering

David S. DeGarmo, Marion S. Forgatch · Parenting · 2007 · 57 citations · Full text

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Authors

47

  1. MA
    Mark A. Fine

    University of Missouri, United States

    5 publications · 247 citations

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  2. LH
    Lawrence H.Ganong

    University of Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  3. MC
    Marilyn Coleman

    University of Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  4. WG
    W. Glenn Clingempeel

    Medical University of South Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 109 citations

    2

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  5. TM
    Todd M. Jensen

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 98 citations

    2

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Institutions

20

  1. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    485 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    196 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    255 citations

  4. Temple College

    Temple, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    74 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    154 citations

  6. Oregon Social Learning Center

    Eugene, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  8. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

    4 publications · 152 citations

    4

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  2. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 2 publications · 145 citations

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  3. Family Relations

    2 publications · 55 citations

    2

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  4. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

    1 publications · 77 citations

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  5. Family Process

    1 publications · 57 citations

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