Discourses of forgiveness and resilience in stepchild–stepparent relationships
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DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2018.1530447
Abstract: ABSTRACT Challenges and conflicts experienced by stepfamilies are well documented, but researchers are increasingly focused on communication processes that facilitate resilience in these relationships. In other contexts, communicating forgiveness has been linked to relational healing… read more here.
Keywords: forgiveness resilience; resilience stepchild; discourses forgiveness; stepchild stepparent ... See more keywords
“Feeling Warmth and Close to Her”: Communication and Resilience Reflected in Turning Points in Positive Adult Stepchild–Stepparent Relationships
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DOI: 10.1080/15267431.2017.1415902
Abstract: ABSTRACT With the goal of understanding the development of positive stepchild–stepparent relationships, the researchers focused on turning points characterizing the interaction of adult stepchildren who have a positive bond with a stepparent. Engaging a relational… read more here.
Keywords: adult; communication; feeling warmth; turning points ... See more keywords