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Stepfather Involvement and Adolescent Well-Being

Do Mothers and Nonresidential Fathers Matter?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, avy{at}vt.edu

Hayley A. Hamilton

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors explore how aspects of stepfather involvement are related to adolescent well-being and whether these relationships depend on maternal involvement, non-residential father involvement, or amount of time in the household. Results indicate that a close, nonconflictual stepfather-stepchild relationship improves adolescent well-being, but it is most beneficial when the adolescent also has a close, nonconflictual mother-child relationship. Engaging in shared activities with the stepfather decreases depression when the stepfather has been in the household for a longer period of time. The relationships between stepfather involvement and adolescent well-being are separate from nonresidential father involvement.

Key Words: adolescents • mental health • parental involvement • stepfamily • stepfather

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