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Communication between parents and children in blended families
Matoušková, Kateřina ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Gillernová, Ilona (referee)
Children in stepfamilies accept, for the most part, both their fathers - their noncustodial biological father and their stepfather - as part of the family, even when the children are representing the ideal family as they imagine it. Important factors in children's level of acceptance of their stepfathers include children's perception of a warm relationship between them and their stepfather, and between them and their mother, as well as a positive emotional climate in the family overall. Stepfathers are accepted by children if they impose a lower level of parental control over them. Children are also more likely to accept their stepfathers the longer the time has elapsed since the divorce of their biological parents, and the longer they have lived with their stepfather. Children wish to have closer relationships with their non-custodial biological. They would also prefer if stepfathers exercised less authority over their families. Children often express a wish for the relationships among the significant adults in the family to be free of conflict. As expressed by one of the children: "I am not happy that dad has moved away, but if my parents have decided that it should be so, then at least I want everyone to get along."
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Step-father acceptance and life in the stepfamily as seen by step-children and step-fathers
Matoušková, Kateřina ; Šulová, Lenka (referee) ; Mertin, Václav (referee)
This paper focuses on stepfamilies, stepfatherhood and maps out stepfathers' and stepchildren's experiences in stepfamilies. The aim of the paper is threefold: a) uncover whether children in stepfamilies see their stepfathers as members of the closest family (acceptance); b) map parental styles in stepfamilies and find out whether parental styles and other factors are related to stepfather acceptance; c) Create a qualitative map of the lived experiences of children and stepfathers in stepfamilies, including their joys and frustrations. Based on the research conducted, the paper claims that children in stepfamilies accept, for the most part, their residential stepfather as part of the closest family. This is the case even when children represent their ideal family, the family they would dream of. Important factors in children's level of acceptance of their stepfathers include children's perception of a warm relationship on the side of the stepfather, as well as on the side of their mother, and a positive emotional climate in the family overall. Stepfathers are more likely to be accepted by children if the child's relationship with both residential parents is perceived by the child as loving or warm. Warm relationships with the stepfather only is also a contributing factor, as well as stepfathers...
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Step-father acceptance and life in the stepfamily as seen by step-children and step-fathers
Matoušková, Kateřina ; Šulová, Lenka (referee) ; Mertin, Václav (referee)
This paper focuses on stepfamilies, stepfatherhood and maps out stepfathers' and stepchildren's experiences in stepfamilies. The aim of the paper is threefold: a) uncover whether children in stepfamilies see their stepfathers as members of the closest family (acceptance); b) map parental styles in stepfamilies and find out whether parental styles and other factors are related to stepfather acceptance; c) Create a qualitative map of the lived experiences of children and stepfathers in stepfamilies, including their joys and frustrations. Based on the research conducted, the paper claims that children in stepfamilies accept, for the most part, their residential stepfather as part of the closest family. This is the case even when children represent their ideal family, the family they would dream of. Important factors in children's level of acceptance of their stepfathers include children's perception of a warm relationship on the side of the stepfather, as well as on the side of their mother, and a positive emotional climate in the family overall. Stepfathers are more likely to be accepted by children if the child's relationship with both residential parents is perceived by the child as loving or warm. Warm relationships with the stepfather only is also a contributing factor, as well as stepfathers...
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Communication between parents and children in blended families
Matoušková, Kateřina ; Šulová, Lenka (advisor) ; Gillernová, Ilona (referee)
Children in stepfamilies accept, for the most part, both their fathers - their noncustodial biological father and their stepfather - as part of the family, even when the children are representing the ideal family as they imagine it. Important factors in children's level of acceptance of their stepfathers include children's perception of a warm relationship between them and their stepfather, and between them and their mother, as well as a positive emotional climate in the family overall. Stepfathers are accepted by children if they impose a lower level of parental control over them. Children are also more likely to accept their stepfathers the longer the time has elapsed since the divorce of their biological parents, and the longer they have lived with their stepfather. Children wish to have closer relationships with their non-custodial biological. They would also prefer if stepfathers exercised less authority over their families. Children often express a wish for the relationships among the significant adults in the family to be free of conflict. As expressed by one of the children: "I am not happy that dad has moved away, but if my parents have decided that it should be so, then at least I want everyone to get along."
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