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AUTOR(ES) DAWN O. BRAITHWAITE , P. Schrodt , Aloys N.M. Fleischmann
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) Texas Christian University
ANO 2011
TIPO Book
PERIÓDICO Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
ISSN 0265-4075
E-ISSN 1470-8692
DOI 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01295.x
CITAÇÕES 1
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-14
MD5 11af8c179af4e98c0bf8a92b91ce8145
MD5 56E7846F19F3093CBF6C0635E84D02B2

Resumo

This study tested a series of actor–partner interdependence models of coparental communication, relational satisfaction, and mental health in stepfamilies. Participants included 127 couples (N = 254). Results revealed 2 actor‐oriented models whereby parents' and stepparents' coparental communication quality positively predicted their own (but not their partners') satisfaction and mental health. A final model revealed that parents' relational satisfaction mediated the effect of coparental communication on their own mental health. A similar pattern emerged for stepparents, although coparental communication continued to have a direct, positive effect on stepparents' mental health. Importantly, parents' coparental communication produced an inverse partner effect on stepparents' mental health, highlighting the potential stress stepparents may experience as they are called upon to help raise their spouse's offspring.

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