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Adult (step) parent-child relationships in complex families: a latent profile analysis
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6721-9248
Number of Authors: 12023 (English)In: Journal of Family Studies, ISSN 1322-9400, E-ISSN 1839-3543, Vol. 29, no 2, p. 660-682Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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 parentchild 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 stepdyads 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.

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2023. Vol. 29, no 2, p. 660-682
Keywords [en]
Parent-child relationships, intergenerational solidarity, family complexity, stepfamilies, divorce
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-196832DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2021.1962730ISI: 000683619000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85112170781OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-196832DiVA, id: diva2:1594698
Available from: 2021-09-16 Created: 2021-09-16 Last updated: 2023-04-17Bibliographically approved

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