TY - JOUR
T1 - “Feeling Warmth and Close to Her”
T2 - Communication and Resilience Reflected in Turning Points in Positive Adult Stepchild–Stepparent Relationships
AU - Braithwaite, Dawn O.
AU - Waldron, Vincent
AU - Allen, Jordan
AU - Oliver, Bailey
AU - Bergquist, Gretchen
AU - Storck, Katie
AU - Marsh, Jaclyn
AU - Swords, Nathan
AU - Tschampl-Diesing, Carol
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - With the goal of understanding the development of positive stepchild–stepparent relationships, the researchers focused on turning points characterizing the interaction of adult stepchildren who have a positive bond with a stepparent. Engaging a relational turning points perspective, 38 stepchildren (males and females, ages 25 to 52 years old) who reported a positive stepparent relationship were interviewed, generating 269 turning points which were categorized into 15 turning point types and coded by valence. Turning points occurring most frequently were: prosocial actions, quality time, conflict/disagreement, changes in household/family composition, and rituals. Findings are discussed, including implications for developing and enacting resilient and positive stepchild–stepparent relationships and future directions for researchers wanting to focus on positive family interaction.
AB - With the goal of understanding the development of positive stepchild–stepparent relationships, the researchers focused on turning points characterizing the interaction of adult stepchildren who have a positive bond with a stepparent. Engaging a relational turning points perspective, 38 stepchildren (males and females, ages 25 to 52 years old) who reported a positive stepparent relationship were interviewed, generating 269 turning points which were categorized into 15 turning point types and coded by valence. Turning points occurring most frequently were: prosocial actions, quality time, conflict/disagreement, changes in household/family composition, and rituals. Findings are discussed, including implications for developing and enacting resilient and positive stepchild–stepparent relationships and future directions for researchers wanting to focus on positive family interaction.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041016536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85041016536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15267431.2017.1415902
DO - 10.1080/15267431.2017.1415902
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041016536
SN - 1526-7431
VL - 18
SP - 92
EP - 109
JO - Journal of Family Communication
JF - Journal of Family Communication
IS - 2
ER -