Predicting Parenting and Stepparenting Difficulties among Newly Remarried Parents

Turner, Joshua J.; Kopystynska, Olena; Bradford, Kay; Schramm, David G.; Higginbotham, Brian J.

doi:10.1080/10502556.2021.1925857

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“…Household income was treated as an ordinal variable, with values ranging from less than $10,000 to more than $100,000 annually. These variables were selected as covariates due to their common usage in studies that focus on the functioning of remarriages and stepfamilies (Jensen and Shafer, 2013;Jensen et al, 2014;Turner et al, 2021;Crapo et al, 2022).…”

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Economic distress and perceptions of sexual intimacy in remarriage

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IntroductionEconomic distress and the relationship stability of remarried couples has been subject to some exploration, but less emphasis has been placed on how economic distress among remarried couples impacts other relationship domains, particularly sexual intimacy.MethodsThrough the lens of multidimensional family development theory (MFDT), this study utilizes longitudinal data over a three-year period to examine the links between economic distress, couple engagement, relationship satisfaction, and perceptions of sexual intimacy among remarried couples (n = 1,161 couples; 97% White).ResultsThrough a dyadic structural equation model, results showed that wives’ report of economic distress was directly related to their self-rejection of a partner’s sexual advances. Findings also revealed gender differences in how both relationship satisfaction and couple engagement influenced one to accept or reject their partner’s sexual advances, with couple engagement acting as a significant predictor for wives. Relationship satisfaction was also found to explain (i.e., mediate) the relation between economic distress and sexual intimacy, but only for husbands.DiscussionImplications for further research and interventions designed to strengthen the relationships of remarried couples dealing with economic distress and intimacy issues are offered.

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“…One key factor includes feelings of “otherness” from being caught in between the expectations of assuming a nurturing, mothering role, but not receiving the same amount of family or cultural support as a biological mother (Hart, 2009; Weaver & Coleman, 2005). Stress for stepmothers may be heightened if biological fathers display lower parental involvement (Adamsons et al, 2007) Parental difficulties for stepmothers also tend to increase in households with greater numbers of children (Turner et al, 2021). These situations can result in feelings of powerlessness among stepmothers (Liegmann Gates, 2019), who often experience more conflict with stepchildren when compared to stepfathers (DeGarmo & Forgatch, 2007).…”

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