Adolescents' experiences with ambiguity in postdivorce stepfamilies
Christian Fang,
Ulrike Zartler
Abstract:ObjectiveInvestigating what contributes to perceptions of ambiguity in stepfamily relationships among adolescents, and which strategies adolescents use to deal with ambiguity.BackgroundRelational losses or acquisitions marked by ambiguity (i.e., ambiguous losses and gains) are taxing as they often evade resolution. The frequent assumption that family relationships in postdivorce stepfamilies are per se ambiguous has only received limited empirical foundation. Little is known about how adolescents experience am… Show more
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