Whom do married and divorced parents consider kin?

Fang, Christian; Poortman, Anne‐Rigt

doi:10.1080/14616696.2022.2127830

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“…Divorce and stepfamily formation can also affect adolescents' relationships with their biological relatives. Relatives often pick sides after divorce; parents may cease considering them family (Fang & Poortman, 2023), and stop facilitating contact with them or even undermine their relationship (Jappens & Van Bavel, 2016). Thus, adolescents' relatives-or example their grandparents-might be mentally present in the form of memories but physically absent.…”

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“…We aim to answer three research questions: (1) which family relationships do adolescents experience as ambiguous, (2) how does ambiguity emerge and develop, and (3) what strategies do adolescents develop to deal with ambiguity. Our study is based on data collected in the Netherlands that, like other Western European countries, has a moderate to high level of divorce and, like the Nordic countries, is rather individualistic and liberal in its family values (Fang & Poortman, 2023). Therefore, postdivorce stepfamilies are common.…”

Section: Adolescents' Experiences With Ambiguity In Postdivorce Stepf...mentioning

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Adolescents' experiences with ambiguity in postdivorce stepfamilies

Fang,

Zartler

2023

J of Marriage and Family

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ObjectiveInvestigating what contributes to perceptions of ambiguity in stepfamily relationships among adolescents, and which strategies adolescents use to deal with ambiguity.BackgroundRelational losses or acquisitions marked by ambiguity (i.e., ambiguous losses and gains) are taxing as they often evade resolution. The frequent assumption that family relationships in postdivorce stepfamilies are per se ambiguous has only received limited empirical foundation. Little is known about how adolescents experience ambiguity, how and why ambiguity emerges, and what strategies adolescents develop to deal with ambiguity.MethodSemi‐structured interviews with 30 Dutch adolescents (aged 16–20) living in diverse postdivorce stepfamilies were conducted. The data were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding.ResultsRelationships with stepparents, stepsiblings, and biological parents were especially likely to be experienced as ambiguous. Two key categories of reasons emerged that helped to explain the emergence of ambiguity: information (i.e., incomplete or contradictory knowledge about family relationships), and relationality (i.e., the ways in which family relationships were assessed and compared to each other). Results point towards potential chains of ambiguity in stepfamilies, and show that respondents compared their relations with constructed archetypes of stepparents. Respondents used three strategies to deal with ambiguity: (a) improving relationships, (b) accepting ambiguity, and (c) creating distance.ConclusionAmbiguity was common in postdivorce stepfamilies, yet mostly confined to relationships between adolescents and stepparents, stepsiblings, and biological parents. This suggests that, in stepfamilies, ambiguous gain might occur more frequently than ambiguous loss. The negative feelings associated with ambiguity might explain why many adolescents perceive living in stepfamilies as burdensome.

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Section: Ambiguity In Stepfamiliesmentioning

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Adolescents' experiences with ambiguity in postdivorce stepfamilies

Fang,

Zartler

2023

J of Marriage and Family

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“…For example, parents fulfil the role of parents in the subsystem with their own children, but they assume the role of children in the subsystem with their own parents and siblings. Moreover, after parental divorce, these roles are likely to change, as well as who is considered as a family member (Fang and Poortman 2023). Consequently, to understand the importance of relationships for individual family members' well-being, these relationships should be interpreted from the perspective of family members themselves.…”

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Multi-Functional Ties and Well-Being in Family Networks before and after Parental Divorce

de Bel

2023

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This family network study analyses family relationships and well-being from the perspectives of 144 children, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles in 41 families. The study investigates whether multi-functional family ties, i.e., ties that serve multiple needs simultaneously, are associated with higher well-being, and whether these multi-functional ties are especially important in families that have experienced parental divorce. Additionally, the study examines whether receiving such ties from nuclear or extended family members contributes to well-being. The results of the study indicate that receiving multi-functional ties is associated with higher well-being, especially when these ties are received from one’s nuclear family members. When comparing retrospective reports with prospective reports, family members from families that experienced parental divorce report an increase in well-being over time. However, this effect cannot be attributed to a change in the number of multi-functional ties received.

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“…El parentesco ha sido uno de los temas más importantes en los estudios antropológicos, ya que es una de las principales vías por las que los humanos se relacionan entre sí. El parentesco se puede definir como el conjunto de relaciones sociales que se establecen entre las personas que tienen un lazo de consanguinidad, afinidad o adopción (Carsten, 2004). Sin embargo, el parentesco no es tan sólo una construcción biológica, sino un importante sistema simbólico que implica normas, valores y prácticas culturales que varían de una sociedad a otra.…”

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Separación, divorcio y relaciones familiares. Un análisis multidisciplinario

2023

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El libro Separación, divorcio y relaciones familiares. Un análisis multidisciplinario, es el resultado de un trabajo colectivo de académicos y profesionales, en el que se abordan los procesos de separación y divorcio desde una perspectiva jurídica, sociocultural y psicosocial, ofreciendo un análisis interdisciplinar de dicho proceso, sus causas y los efectos que pueden manifestarse en los miembros de la familia, tanto en los adultos excónyuges como en los hijos e hijas. El libro está estructurado en dos partes: la primera, Perspectiva Socio Jurídica de la Separación y el Divorcio, proporciona elementos para la comprensión de la legislación y la jurisprudencia chilena en esta materia y, la segunda, Perspectiva Sociocultural y Psicosocial de la Separación y el Divorcio, aborda temas como el enfoque antropológico del parentesco y el divorcio, las relaciones de género y la crianza compartida desde una visión ecológica de la ruptura de pareja. Este texto pretende ser una contribución para la formación profesional en el área de las ciencias sociales y para profesionales que se desempeñan en el área de familia, ya que proporciona información actualizada sobre los procesos antes mencionados, así como una perspectiva reflexiva sobre los desafíos y oportunidades que estos representan. En consecuencia, puede constituirse en una herramienta de utilidad en contextos de intervención.

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Whom do married and divorced parents consider kin?

Cited by 4 publications

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Adolescents' experiences with ambiguity in postdivorce stepfamilies

Adolescents' experiences with ambiguity in postdivorce stepfamilies

Multi-Functional Ties and Well-Being in Family Networks before and after Parental Divorce

Separación, divorcio y relaciones familiares. Un análisis multidisciplinario

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