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Who is in the stepfamily?: Change in stepparents' family boundaries between 1992 and 2009
VU University Amsterdam.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5289-3176
VU Medical Center.
VU University Amsterdam.
2013 (English)In: Journal of Marriage and Family, ISSN 0022-2445, E-ISSN 1741-3737, Vol. 75, no 5, p. 1070-1083Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Guided by trends of increased prevalence and social acceptance of stepfamilies, the authors argue that stepparents are more likely to include stepchildren in their personal network in recent times. Data are from observations by 2 studies: (a) the Living Arrangements and Social Networks of Older Adults Study and (b) the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam in 1992-2009 of 247 Dutch stepparents age 54-91 years. The results revealed that in 1992, 63% of the stepparents had stepchildren in their personal network, and this percentage increased to 85% in 2009. The network membership of stepchildren was less likely for stepparents from living-apart-together partnerships. Stepmothers less often included stepchildren in their personal network than stepfathers. Both effects may be understood in terms of family commitment. Stepfamily boundaries have become more permeable over time, suggesting that there is an increased potential for support exchange and caregiving within stepfamilies. © National Council on Family Relations, 2013.

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Wiley , 2013. Vol. 75, no 5, p. 1070-1083
Keywords [en]
Families in middle and later life, Intergenerational relations, Social context, Social trends, Sociohistorical change, stepfamilies
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-209254DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12053ISI: 000323829900002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84883347474OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-209254DiVA, id: diva2:1911616
Available from: 2024-11-08 Created: 2024-11-08 Last updated: 2025-02-27Bibliographically approved

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