Divorce has been conceptualized as a process. Research has extensively demonstrated
that it is pre/postdivorce family environment factors that primarily account for the variability in …

Objective The purpose of this review is to examine research evidence about effective
childrearing of stepchildren by coparents in stepfamilies (ie, childrearing that contributes to …

Divorced parents are increasingly expected to carry out shared physical custody of minor
children by maintaining ongoing communication with their ex-spouse. Digital and cellular …

The first goal of this longitudinal study was to examine the strength and direction of the
relations between post‐separation parental conflict (PSPC) and father–child physical …

Divorce education programs seek to provide parents with information about various aspects
of the divorce process, its consequences, and strategies for successful adjustment. Within …

To test and explore whether more positive coparenting will significantly predict lower COVID-
19-related stress across family configurations and dynamics and across both higher-and …

The detrimental effects of parental break‐up on children's mental health are well‐
documented. However, research has also shown that children living in joint physical custody …

Using data collected from divorced parents (N= 491; 49.7% mothers) during the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic, March 31st through April 3rd 2020, we evaluated divorced parents' …

Objective The purposes of this review are (a) to summarize holistically and synthesize
research evidence about “what works” regarding effective stepfamily childrearing (ie …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate how nonresidential parents and
adolescent children maintained their relationships and communicated with one another …