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A model for predicting stress levels and marital satisfaction for stepmothers utilizing a stress and coping approach

Amy Janan Johnson

University of Oklahoma, amyjj{at}ou.edu

Kevin B. Wright

University of Oklahoma

Elizabeth A. Craig

University of Oklahoma

Eileen S. Gilchrist

University of Wyoming

Lindsay T. Lane

University of Oklahoma

Michel M. Haigh

Pennsylvania State University

Drawing from a stress and coping framework and previous research regarding stepfamilies, the researchers develop and test a theoretical model predicting stepmother stress and marital satisfaction. Factors in the model include residency of the stepmother's stepchildren, whether the stepmother has biological children, social support resources, role clarity, and responsibility for household chores and stepchild care. The results indicate that the data fit the model well. By examining all of these variables in a model several advantages are achieved, including integrating and extending prior research findings on stepfamilies, comparing the relative strengths of these variables in their relationship with stress and satisfaction, and illustrating factors that can be targeted to encourage the viability of the various types of stepmother—father couples.

Key Words: household chores • marital satisfaction • social support • stepfamilies • stepmother • stress

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Vol. 25, No. 1, 119-142 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507086809
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