The Reconstituted Family: A Study of Remarried Couples and Their Children.Lucille Duberman

1977 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 910-912
Author(s):  
Michael Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Remarried Couples

Impact of Positive and Negative Socioemotional Behaviors on Remarital Instability

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110428
Author(s):  
Olena Kopystynska ◽  
Kay Bradford ◽  
Brian Higginbotham ◽  
Shawn D. Whiteman
Keyword(s):  
Stress Adaptation ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Negative Behaviors ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Remarried Couples ◽  
Adaptation Model

We examined the trajectories of remarried couples’ ( N = 1161) positive and negative socioemotional behaviors, which reflect the expression of love versus hostility, in relation to remarital instability across the first 3 years of remarriage. The measures of behaviors included both self and partner reports. Guided by the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation model of marriage, we used multi-level modeling framework to test the proposed processes at between- and within-individual levels. Whereas self- and partner-reported positive behaviors predicted less remarital instability, self- and partner-reported negative behaviors predicted greater levels of remarital instability. Individual changes in self- and partner-reported positive behaviors related to less remarital instability and only changes in partner-reported negative behaviors were associated with increased remarital instability. Findings did not vary by gender or remarital profiles. The results provide support for the emergent distress model, suggesting that the path to remarital instability is rooted in gradually increasing negativity. Implications for practitioners are discussed.

The Division of Housework Among “Remarried” Couples

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
ORIEL SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Housework Time ◽  
Cohabiting Couples ◽  
Division Of Housework ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Remarried Couples

There are only a limited number of studies comparing housework among couples and individuals in different marital statuses, and the focus of attention has tended to be on married compared to cohabiting couples. This article focuses on differences between couples where one or more partner is remarried or recohabiting and those where both partners are in their first married or cohabiting relationships, using nationally representative survey data from Britain. It is shown in multivariate analysis that women in their second-plus partnerships contribute less in terms of their proportion of total housework time than women in their first partnerships. However, there is no effect for the man's number of previous partnerships or for current marital/cohabiting status. It is argued that the significant issue is interaction and negotiation with a subsequent partner in the light of experience gained from the breakdown of one or more previous married/cohabiting relationships.

Supporting Successful Stepfathering: An Integration of the Professional Literature and Online Stepfather Reflections

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
Joshua M. Gold
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Clinical Service ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Remarried Couples

Demographic data tally the prevalent numbers of stepfamilies in 21st century society, with the majority (86%) of stepfamilies involving a stepfather. However, the data also establish these families as at greater risk for dissolution than first-marrieds or remarried couples without children. Reflecting the established dynamics that promote stepfamily sustainability, this article integrates current professional knowledge with stepfathers’ web-based reflections on which clinical service providers can base their intervention strategies to facilitate positive stepfather experience and stepfamily success ( n = 77).

Cohabitation, Marriage, and Remarriage

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEVIN B. SKINNER ◽  
STEPHEN J. BAHR ◽  
D. RUSSELL CRANE ◽  
VAUGHN R. A. CALL
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Relationship Duration ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Cohabiting Couples ◽  
Relationship Happiness ◽  
Remarried Couples

Using longitudinal data from the 1987 to 1988 (Wave I) and 1992 to 1993 (Wave II) National Survey of Family and Households, the authors compared long-term cohabiting, married, and remarried couples in four areas of relationship quality at Wave II (happiness, communication, fairness, and disagreements). Comparisons were made after controlling for presence of a child, relationship duration, educational level, gender, ethnic status, and relationship quality at Wave I. We found that long-term cohabiting couples reported lower relationship happiness and fairness than other types of couples. Couples who cohabited prior to marriage were similar to couples who did not cohabit prior to marriage, whether the couples were in first marriages or remarriages. Differences were small among the types of couples in level of communication or disagreements.

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