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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Stepfamilies--Psychological aspects; Stepchildren--Family relationships;
Abstract
The American family has been in a state of transition for the past three decades. Marital dissolution has quadrupled in the past 20 years, with three in five marriages ending in divorce. Approximately 80% of divorced men and 75% of divorced women remarry, creating 5.3.million married-couple households in which at least one stepchild under 18 resides.
The author of this paper will address several factors and intervention strategies that have been identified as potential determinants of healthy adaptation in children in stepfamilies. Given the increasing prevalence of stepfamilies in this country, it is imperative that school counselors become knowledgeable in the dynamics of stepfamily life so that the needs of stepchildren can be met effectively within the school setting.
Year of Submission
2000
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education
First Advisor
Terry T. Kottman
Date Original
2000
Object Description
1 PDF file (29 pages)
Copyright
©2000 Deanna S. Johnson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Deanna S., "Stepfamilies : implications and interventions for children" (2000). Graduate Research Papers. 936.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/936
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