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Stepfamily Dynamics

Stepfamily Dynamics is an area of study within family demography and family studies that analyzes the formation, structure, interactional processes, and developmental trajectories of stepfamily relationships, specifically focusing on how roles, power, resources, and emotional bonds are negotiated and maintained among biologically related and non‑biologically related household members over time.

219

Publications

12.2K

Citations

346

Authors

172

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

32

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Publications

219

Reinvestigating Remarriage: Another Decade of Progress

Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence H.Ganong, Mark A. Fine · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2000 · 715 citations · Full text

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Remarriage and Stepfamilies: Strategic Sites for Family Scholarship in the 21st Century

Megan M. Sweeney · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2010 · 500 citations

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Stepfamilies in the United States: A Reconsideration

Andrew J. Cherlin, Frank F. Furstenberg · Annual Review of Sociology · 1994 · 381 citations

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The Quality and Stability of Remarriages: The Role of Stepchildren

Lynn White, Alan Booth · American Sociological Review · 1985 · 334 citations

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The Changing Character of Stepfamilies: Implications of Cohabitation and Nonmarital Childbearing

Larry L. Bumpass, R. Kelly Raley, James A. Sweet · Demography · 1995 · 312 citations · Full text

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Authors

346

  1. MC
    Marilyn Coleman

    University of Missouri, United States

    15 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. LH
    Lawrence H.Ganong

    University of Missouri, United States

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

    h-index

  3. TM
    Todd M. Jensen

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    10 publications · 357 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. MI
    Marilyn Ihinger‐Tallman

    Washington State University, United States

    7 publications · 364 citations

    7

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  5. MA
    Mark A. Fine

    University of Missouri, United States

    7 publications · 995 citations

    7

    h-index

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Institutions

172

  1. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    3.3K citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    690 citations

  3. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    441 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    777 citations

  5. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    296 citations

  6. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

    The Hague, Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    157 citations

  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    237 citations

  8. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    255 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    21 publications · 2.7K citations

    18

    h-index

  2. Family Relations

    23 publications · 905 citations

    17

    h-index

  3. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

    18 publications · 455 citations

    13

    h-index

  4. Journal of Family Issues

    10 publications · 489 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. Family Process

    8 publications · 247 citations

    8

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