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Roberson, Mary Larson, How Parenting Stress and Discouragement Impact
Functioning Within Stepfamilies. Doctor of Philosophy (Counseling), August,
2003, 96 pp., 12 tables, 12 appendices, references, 78 titles.
The study analyzed how parenting stress and discouragement affect
stepfamily functioning. Whether the parent was a biological parent or stepparent,
whether the stepparent was a stepmother or stepfather, or whether the marriage
had been formed more or less than two years was also considered. One
assumption made was that increased parenting stress and discouragement will
lead to decreased family functioning. Other assumptions were that there will be
more increased parenting stress and discouragement and decreased family
functioning found in stepparents than biological parents, in stepmothers more
than stepfathers, and in parents in families formed less than two years more than
those in families formed more than two years. Complete data was collected from
30 subjects.
Three instruments were used in the study. The Parenting Stress Index
measures how much stress parents experience in areas relating to how they see
their child and how they see themselves as parents. The Discouragement Scale
for Adults was developed to measure the Adlerian concept of discouragement in
an adult population. The Family Assessment Device measures how a family
functions.
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Roberson, Mary Larson. How Parenting Stress and Discouragement Impact Functioning Within Stepfamilies, dissertation, August 2003; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4295/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .