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Stepfamily Stability

Stepfamily Stability is a theoretical construct within the study of family dynamics that denotes the degree of enduring cohesion and functional equilibrium maintained within a stepfamily system over time, distinguished by the integration of biological and social parent-child relationships amid structural complexity.

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1.9K

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67

Authors

41

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

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Publications

36

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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Developmental Issues in StepFamilies Research Project: Family relationships and parent-child interactions.

James H. Bray, Sandra H. Berger · Journal of Family Psychology · 1993 · 179 citations

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Creating Stepfamilies: Integrating Children Into the Study of Union Formation

Frances Goldscheider, Sharon Sassler · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2006 · 123 citations

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Implications of remarriage and stepfamily formation for marriage education<sup>*</sup>

Francesca Adler‐Baeder, Brian J. Higginbotham · Family Relations · 2004 · 115 citations

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Stepfamily Formation: Implications for Adolescent Ties to Mothers, Nonresident Fathers, and Stepfathers

Valarie King · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2009 · 112 citations · Full text

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Authors

67

  1. TM
    Todd M. Jensen

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    5 publications · 138 citations

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  2. JA
    Judith A. Seltzer

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 48 citations

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  3. BJ
    Brian J. Higginbotham

    Utah State University, United States

    2 publications · 125 citations

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  4. ÉL
    Évelyne Lapierre‐Adamcyk

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. AE
    Abbie E. Goldberg

    Clark University, United States

    1 publications · 46 citations

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Institutions

41

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    165 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    596 citations

  3. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  4. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    82 citations

  5. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    138 citations

  6. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    49 citations

  7. Clark University

    Worcester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    46 citations

  8. Policy Analysis (United States)

    Brookline, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    123 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    4 publications · 762 citations

    5

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  2. Family Relations

    5 publications · 247 citations

    5

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  3. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

    4 publications · 99 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 3 publications · 206 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Family Issues

    3 publications · 61 citations

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