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Gender roles have an effect on the relationship between stepchildren and their stepparent. Boys are seen as being the “protectors” and “heads of household” more than girls.
Sons generally do not adapt as well as daughters to their parents’ divorce. Not only are divorced parents more likely to involve a son than a daughter in their adult conflicts, but divorced mothers, specifically, are more likely to say bad things about the father to their sons and or are more likely to treat their sons as adult confidants, protectors, and help-mates
The behavior problems that stepchildren face are higher and commonly more severe than those of a child who lives with his/her biological parents. Biological parents often feel guilty about the child’s separation from his/her other parent. So instead of disciplining the child, the parent tends to overlook disciplinary issues fearful of any conflict that will harm his/her own personal relationship with the child.
In recent years, researchers have concluded that, compared to children and adolescents in non-divorced families, those in step-families are at increased risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems. As well as problems with depression, making friends, and academics.
While researching, writing and brainstorming this paper, I found there were a lot of things I could relate with. I know that my boyfriend feels guilty because his time with his three year old daughter is limited to weekends. So when the time comes for an act of discipline, sometimes he will let things go; he does not want to ruin the small amount of time he has with her. Honestly, it drives me insane. However, this project allowed me to gain a better understanding of why he feels the way he does, why he acts (or doesn’t act) the way he does, and why I do not. I have also discovered, to my dismay, that no matter what being a stepparent is not easy; it never will be easy.
Research shows that adolescents are less likely to adjust to a stepparent than children of a younger age.
Adolescents are already dealing with enough stress of finding out who they are and are commonly already beginning to rebel against the norms of their parents.
Stepchildren who develop a relationship with their primary stepparents at an earlier age, as well as those who have been members of their stepfamilies for longer periods of time, may be somewhat more likely to grant a primary
stepparent parental authority
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Stepchildren also feel a sense of loyalty towards their real parents. They are afraid to form a bond with their stepparent, believing that it would hurt their “real” parent. Loyalty conflicts often negatively affect step-relationships because stepchildren tend to pull back from stepparents to ease tension
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the life stories of young adults of divorce. Family Matters, (82), 30-37.
Ganong, L. H., Coleman, M., & Jamison, T. (2011). Patterns of stepchild-stepparent
relationship development. Journal of marriage & family, 73(2), 396-413.
Nicholson, J. M., & Fergusson, D. M. (1999). Effects on later adjustment of living in a
stepfamily during childhood and adolescence. Journal of child psychology & psychiatry & allied disciplines, 40(3), 405.
Schdrot, P. (2006). The stepparent relationship index: Development, validation, and
associations with stepchildren’s perceptions of stepparent communication competence and closeness. Personal relationships, 13(2), 167-182.
Schrodt, P. (2008). Sex differences in stepchildren's reports of stepfamily functioning.
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Speer, R. B., & Trees, A. R. (2007). The push and pull of stepfamily life: The
contribution of stepchildren's autonomy and connection-seeking behaviors to role development in stepfamilies. Communication studies, 58(4), 377-394.
Some stepchildren express resistance to the stepparent’s authority because he/she is not a ‘‘real’’ mother or real father, yet at the same time, the children often appreciate and desire many of the parenting behaviors that stepparents might display.
Attempts by step-parents to discipline step-children are met with anger and resistance from both the child and biological parent. This is commonly associated with emotional and behavioral problems for children and adolescents.
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