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In 2017 hadden ruim een half miljoen (527 duizend) kinderen jonger dan 18 jaar minstens één stiefouder, stiefbroer of –zus of halfbroer of -zus. Dat is 16 procent van alle minderjarige kinderen. Dat aantal is de afgelopen twintig jaar…

Our findings suggested that the quality of the two father-child ties are interrelated, that is, we found a small substitution effect (i.e., adult children were more likely to “choose” one father in the presence of both). We also found that the quality of father-child and stepfather-child ties was…

We examined a possible predictor of (step)parent–adult child closeness in adulthood, namely, the frequency of parental involvement in different child-rearing tasks during youth…

This article studies the relationship between having a common child in stepfamilies and partners’ relationship satisfaction…

Studies on the association between parenthood and subjective well-being (SWB) have largely ignored the growing population of adults who experience more complex types of parenthood such as stepparenthood and multipartner fertility…

As a result of the divorce revolution, more children grow up in complex families. Yet, we know little about how family complexity affects relationships when children are adults and parents are ageing…