The article presents a study that assessed the relations between adolescent adjustment in stepfamilies, and both family context and process variables. The process variabl[...]

This study explored the psychometric properties of the Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS) using a sample of institutionalized, mentally disturbed adults. 188 clients on extend[...]

Black Teenage Mothers: Pregnancy and Child Rearing from Their Perspective. Constance Willard Williams. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1991. 208 pp. $24.95. This book des[...]

Cognition in Close Relationships. Garth J. O. Fletcher andFrank D. Fincham (Eds.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 1991. 364 pp. Hardcover ISBN 0--8058-0568-0. $59.95. T[...]

This study relates three types of cognitions--ambiguity of the stepfather role, an optimistic perspective on stepfamilies, and myths about stepfamilies--to two areas of s[...]

Based on content analyses examining the type and amount of relational conflicts featured in popular television (Brinson, 1992; Brinson andWinn, 1997; Comstock andStrzyzew[...]

I find myself in general agreement with Pasley with respect to desired directions for stepfamily research and certainly concur that future studies need to (1) move beyond[...]

This study examined the prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of spanking and verbal punishment in 2,573 low-income White, African American, and Mexican American toddlers [...]

Flagrant cases of professional incompetence are often identified and corrected through formal remediation procedures. However, many subtle cases exist that can go undetec[...]

Comments on the debate between E. R. Harcum (see record 1989-31713-001) and W. Branch (see record 1990-13759-001) regarding the assumption that 2 tests measure the same c[...]

Using Giddens's (1984) structuration theory, this study explored the communicative processes surrounding the divorce decree in coparenting relationships in stepfamilies. [...]

Determined the effects of internal vs external attentional focus on symptom perception and performance in an exercise setting. 15 undergraduates ran 1 mi under each of 3 [...]

Based on data from the 1997 Child Development Supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the present study examined a sample of 129 nonresident fathers who had reg[...]

This mixed method study explores youths' perceived conceptions of spirituality and tests whether spirituality is an additional internal developmental asset (IDA). Spiritu[...]

This article describes changes in divorce laws in the United States, England and Wales, France, and Sweden in the areas of obtaining a divorce, spousal support, child sup[...]

Family, Self, and Society: Toward a New Agenda for Family Research. Philip A. Cowan, Dorothy Field, Donald A. Hansen, Arlene Skolnick, andGuy E. Swanson (Eds.). Hillsdale[...]

Areas of Agreement There are three primary areas in which we agree with James H. Bray (1994) and Ross D. Parke (1994). The first, and perhaps the most important, area of [...]

Recent surveys of doctoral and master's programs in clinical psychology suggest that there are major gaps in the frequency and quality of ethical training. After describi[...]

The Marriage-Go-Around: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today . Andrew J. Cherlin . New York : Alfred A. Knopf . 271 pp. ISBN 9780307266897 . $25.95 cloth[...]

The present study investigated the extent to which maternal intrusiveness and warmth during play, observed in 579 European American, 412 African American, and 110 more an[...]

This study investigated parenting stress trajectories among low-income young mothers and the factors that are associated with change and stability of parenting stress as [...]

Objective . This article identifies patterns of mothering in low-income families from three ethnic groups and explores whether those patterns yield similar associations w[...]

This study examined whether 124 young adolescents living with 2 biological parents and at least 1 sibling (TP) and 27 young adolescents living with mothers, stepfathers, [...]

Compared college students' perceptions of parent–child relationships in stepfamilies with those in continuously intact families. 47 students from stepfamilies and 130 fro[...]

In contrast to previous studies that have examined only parents as sources of warmth and supervision, this study examined any residential family member as a source of war[...]