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The single most widely studied issue involving stepfamilies has been the effect on stepchildren of living in a stepparent household (Coleman et al., 2000). Some researchers frame this issue as the effects of parental remarriage on children or the effects of having a stepparent on stepchildren. Sometimes researchers examine how specific phenomena in the step-household, such as parental conflict, are related to children’s outcomes. We will refer to research in this area as studies of the effects of stepfamily living. Interest in stepchildren’s well-being is global—in recent years there have been studies conducted on this subject in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Israel, and New Zealand.
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Ganong, L.H., Coleman, M. (2004). Effects of Stepfamily Living on Children. In: Stepfamily Relationships. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9112-6_8
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