DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES IN STEPFAMILIES

这项拟议的研究将调查家庭与 过程、家庭组织和成人/儿童心理社会结果 继父家庭和未离婚完整家庭的变量。 再婚后五年内抽样调查的继父家庭将 进行研究，以确定家庭组织的发展变化， 在这段时间里， 研究将集中在以下方面的影响： 家庭组织和过程对社会情感、认知 继父家庭中6至9岁儿童的发展， 不离婚的核心家庭 我们将研究男孩和女孩， 确定对特定家庭关系反应的性别差异 (e.g.,母亲-儿子，继父-继女）。 6个月（N=30）、2年半（N=30）和5年时的继家庭 再婚后30年（N=30）和未离婚的核心家庭（N=30）将 被招募参加研究。 每组中一半的家庭将 有一个6到9岁的男孩作为目标儿童;另一半将有一个 6至9岁的女孩作为目标儿童。 多方法多测量设计 使用结构化访谈，自我报告和标准化测试， 家庭成员和家庭互动的行为评级将是 作为结果标准。 所有数据将在以下家庭收集： 那些家庭 本研究的主要目的有四：（1）研究家庭的变化 （2）在再婚家庭中进行为期五年的程序和组织， 研究继家庭发展和过程对家庭的影响， 6至9岁儿童的社会心理和认知发展，（3） 研究家庭内部关系的差异（例如，夫妻 继家庭和非离婚核心家庭之间的关系，以及 (4)调查大家庭和准亲属的影响， 家庭内部关系和家庭成员的调整。

The proposed research will investigate the relationship between family process, family organization, and adult/child psychosocial outcome variables in stepfather families and non-divorced intact families. Stepfather families sampled across a five year period after remarriage will be studied to determine developmental changes in family organization and process across this time span. The research will focus on the impact of family organization and process on the social emotional, and cognitive development of children ages six to nine in stepfather families and non-divorced nuclear families. We will study both boys and firls to detemine sex differences in response to specific familyy relationships (e.g., mother-son, stepfather-stepdaughter). Stepfamilies at six months (N=30), two and one-half years (N=30), and five years (N=30) after remarriage and non-divorced nuclear families (N=30) will be recruited for the study. One-half of the families in each group will have a boy age six to nine as a target child; the other half will have a girl age six to nine as a target child. A multimethod-multimeasure design using structured interviews, self-reports, and standardized tests from family members and behavioral ratings of family interactions will be utilized as outcome criteria. All data will be collected in the homes of the families. The proposed study has four major goals: (1) to study changes in family proces and organization across a five year period in stepfamilies, (2) to examine the impact of stepfamily development and process on the psychosocial and cognitive development in children ages six to nine, (3) to study the differences in intrafamily relationships (e.g., husband-wife, parent-child) between stepfamilies and non-divorced nuclear families, and (4) to investigate the impact of extended family and quasi-kin relationships on intrafamily relationships and adjustment of family members.