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Valarie King1, Paul R Amato1, Rachel Lindstrom1
1Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower , University Park, PA 16802 ( vek1@psu.edu ).
Abstract:
This study contributes to the growing literature on factors associated with the formation of close relationships between stepfathers and stepchildren. The authors extend prior research by using nationally representative data from Add Health (N = 179) to examine how factors existing prior to stepfamily formation are associated with the quality of stepfather-adolescent ties within the first year after married stepfathers join the household. Results from structural equation models revealed that both the quality of the mother-adolescent relationship and adolescent adjustment prior to stepfamily formation were significantly associated with the perceived quality of adolescents' relationships with their stepfathers.
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