Stepfamilies

Family Profiles

• FP-24-24
  Adult Children’s College Completion by Parental Stepfamily Status and Race/Ethnicity
• FP-23-22
  Children’s Co-Residence with Mothers and Fathers, 2022
• FP-21-26
  Children’s Family Structure, 2021
• FP-21-22
  Variation in Stepfamilies among Currently Cohabiting and Married Men and Women Under 50
• FP-21-21
  Stepfamilies among Currently Cohabiting and Married Women Under 45, 1988 and 2017
• FP-20-28
  Stepfamilies in First Marriages
• FP-17-16
  American Children's Family Structure: Stepparent Families
• FP-16-09
  Stepfamilies in the U.S.
• FP-15-21
  Trends in Cohabitation: The Never Married and Previously Married, 1995-2014
• FP-15-10
  Remarriage and Stepfamilies
• FP-13-19
  Children's Family Structure, 2013
• FP-11-07
  Children in Cohabiting Unions
  

Working Papers and Publications

• WP-14-02
  • Brown, Susan L., Manning, Wendy D., & Stykes, Bart. (July 2014). "Family Structure and Child Well-Being: Integrating Family Complexity."
• WP-14-01
  • Brown, Susan L., Manning, Wendy D., & Payne, Krista K. (July 2014). "Family Structure and Children's Economic Well-Being: Incorporating Same-Sex Cohabiting Mother Families."
    
• WP-12-09
  • Tach, L. (September 2012). "Family Complexity, Childbearing, and Parenting Stress: A Comparison of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Experiences."
    Fomby, P., Cavanagh, S., & Goode, J. (November 2011). "Family Instability and School Readiness in the United States and the United Kingdom."
• WP-11-06
  • Dunifon, R., Carmalt, J. H., & Joyner, K. (March 2009). "Parenting in Vain?: Stepfather Influences on Early Transitions to Parenthood."
• WP-10-02
• RB-10-01
  • Cavanagh, S., & Sullivan, K. (September 2009). "Family Instability, Early Social Competence, and Later Romantic Activity in Adolescence."

• WP-09-11
• RB-10-03
  • Fomby, P., & Sennott, C. A. (July 2009). "Family Structure Instability and Residential and School Mobility: The Consequences for Adolescents' Behavior."
• WP-09-07
  • Bachman, H. J., Coley, R. L., & Carrano, J. (July 2009). "Distinguishing between Family Structure and Family Instability on Child Well-Being in Low-Income Families."
• WP-09-06
  • Heard, H. E. (2009, July). "Family Instability and Adolescent Educational Success: The Accumulation and Timing of Family Transitions Across Childhood."

Conference Presentations and Posters

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  "Is Family Complexity Negatively Associated with Parental Psychological Well-Being?" Karen Guzzo, Lydia Anderson, & Paul Hemez, PAA 2017.
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  "A National Portrait of Stepfamilies in Later Life." I-Fen Lin, Susan Brown, & Cassandra Cupka, PAA 2017.
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  "A National Portrait of Parenthood among Middle Aged Adults: 1992-2010." Cassandra Cupka and Huijing Wu, PAA 2016.
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  "Parenting Complexity and Indicators of Relationship Quality among Young Adults." Monica A. Longmore and Peggy C. Giordano, PAA 2015.
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  "Understanding Sibling Relationships in Blended Families." Michael Yee Shui, PAA 2012.
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  "Differences in Engagement Among Biological Fathers and Stepfathers: What’s Lost with a Composite Score." Raymond E. Petren, Chelsea L. Garneau, and Kay Pasley, Florida State University, NCFMR Fathers and Fathering Conference, 2012.