Adult (step) parent-child relationships in complex families
A latent profile analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9744792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsten Van Houdt (0000-0002-6721-9248, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 660-682 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1322-9400 • E-ISSN: 1839-3543 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13229400.2021.1962730 |
| OpenAlex | W3191497782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 40 |
This study identifies a typology of adult stepparent-child and biological parent–child relationships by studying the structures in which relationship dimensions – affection, contact, support, and conflict – combine, building on the intergenerational solidarity paradigm. The existing literature on family complexity, which has analysed parent–child relationships one-dimensionally, and exclusively considered positive dimensions, requires a more integrated approach to describe the diverse landscape of (step)parent–child relationships. Using the OKiN anchor data, based on a stratified random sample of Dutch adults (aged 25–45), this study simultaneously analysed closeness, contact, support, and conflict in stepparent-child (N = 3,896) and biological parent–child relationships (N = 9,467), using latent profile analysis (LPA). These data provided adults’ reports on up to four relationships to their (step)parents. LPA revealed four relationship profiles among biological parent–child as well as stepparent-child dyads: harmonious, ambivalent, detached, and conflictual. One relationship profile, disharmonious, was unique for step-dyads. Although the distribution over these profiles differs between step-dyads and biological dyads, it seems more strongly differentiated by parental separation, co-residential history, and parental gender. This study reveals the multi-dimensional diversity that lies beneath the comparison of averages of single dimensions of parent–child relationships, and calls for more nuance in studying family ties
Developmental psychology · Latent class model · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Computer Science · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Psychology
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The Effect of Widowhood on Intergenerational Ambivalence
The Influence of Family Structure on the Contact Between Older Parents and Their Adult Biological Children and Stepchildren in the Netherlands
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Family Complexity in Europe
Family Complexity into Adulthood
Intergenerational Ambivalence
Intergenerational Solidarity in Aging Families
Aging Parents and Adult Children
Fatherhood in Complex Families
Stepparental Support to Adult Children
Adult Children's Relationships With Married Parents, Divorced Parents, and Stepparents
What Narrows the Stepgap? Closeness Between Parents and Adult (Step)Children in Germany
Older Parent-Child Relationships in Six Developed Nations
Norms of Filial Responsibility for Aging Parents Across Time and Generations
Solidarity and Conflict Between Adult Children and Parents
Intergenerational Ambivalence
Sociological Ambivalence and Family Ties
Beyond the Nuclear Family
The deinstitutionalization of American marriage
A Multi-Actor Study of Adult Children and Their Parents in Complex Families
Family Complexity and Adult Children's Obligations
Long-Term Effects of Divorce on Parent-Child Relationships
Intergenerational Solidarity and the Structure of Adult Child-Parent Relationships in American Families
The Structure of Intergenerational Exchanges in American Families
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |