Stepchildren relate to stepparents based on perceived benefits, researchers find
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
More than 40 percent of Americans have at least one step relative, according to a recent Pew Center study. Relationships between stepchildren and stepparents can be complicated, especially for children. University of Missouri experts have found that stepchildren relate with stepparents based on the stepparents' treatment of them and their evaluations, or judgments, of the stepparents' behaviors.