Perceived mattering in stepfamilies: A social relations model analysis

The current study examined the respective role of stepfamily members' individual characteristics and their dyadic relationships in stepfamily members' perceptions of mattering to one another. Parents, stepparents, and adolescents from 86 stepfamilies participated. Applying social relations...

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Published in:Personal relationships 2020-06, Vol.27 (2), p.366-384
Main Authors: Pylyser, Charlotte, Loncke, Justine, Loeys, Tom, De Mol, Jan, Buysse, Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
families
interpersonal perceptions
parenthood
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Summary:The current study examined the respective role of stepfamily members' individual characteristics and their dyadic relationships in stepfamily members' perceptions of mattering to one another. Parents, stepparents, and adolescents from 86 stepfamilies participated. Applying social relations model analyses, several trends emerged regarding the relative importance of individual and dyadic factors. Parents' and adolescents' reports of mattering to one another were mainly driven by individual factors, whereas relational factors were important to understand the reports of mattering in which the stepparent was one of the dyad members. These findings contribute to stepfamily research by highlighting that stepfamily members' sense of belonging is at least partly a function of the interpersonal adaptation between the stepparent and other family members.
ISSN:1350-4126
1475-6811
DOI:10.1111/pere.12318