Making Stepfamilies Work: Step-relationships in Singaporean Stepfamilies

Abstract

The project sought to identify the issues facing Singaporean stepfamilies. It involved 54 service providers who attended “Stepfamily Training” workshops organised by the Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) and Family Resource and Training Centre (FRTC). Results indicate that stepfathers were more likely than stepmothers to adopt the roles of authority figure and acquaintance, while stepmothers were more likely than stepfathers to adopt the roles of confidant, rival and opponent.