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The dialectic of marital and parental relationships within the stepfamily

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Becky L. DeGreeff & Carrie Anne Platt. (2016) Green-Eyed (Step)Monsters: Parental Figures’ Perceptions of Jealousy in the Stepfamily. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 57:2, pages 112-132.
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Jody Koenig Kellas, Leslie Baxter, Cassandra LeClair-Underberg, Matthew Thatcher, Tracy Routsong, Emily Lamb Normand & Dawn O. Braithwaite. (2014) Telling the Story of Stepfamily Beginnings: The Relationship between Young-adult Stepchildren's Stepfamily Origin Stories and their Satisfaction with the Stepfamily. Journal of Family Communication 14:2, pages 149-166.
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Rebecca B. Speer, Howard Giles & Amanda Denes. (2013) Investigating Stepparent-Stepchild Interactions: The Role of Communication Accommodation. Journal of Family Communication 13:3, pages 218-241.
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ElizabethA. Craig, JacquelynA. Harvey-Knowles & Amy Janan Johnson. (2012) Childless Stepmothers: Communicating with Other Stepmothers about Spouses and Stepchildren. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication 13:1, pages 71-79.
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SarahE. Wilder. (2012) A Dialectical Examination of Remarriage Dyadic Communication and Communication with Social Networks. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication 13:1, pages 63-70.
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Francesca Adler-Baeder, Anne Robertson & DavidG. Schramm. (2010) Conceptual Framework for Marriage Education Programs for Stepfamily Couples with Considerations for Socioeconomic Context. Marriage & Family Review 46:4, pages 300-322.
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GloriaJ. Galanes. (2009) Dialectical Tensions of Small Group Leadership. Communication Studies 60:5, pages 409-425.
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Paul Schrodt, Jordan Soliz & DawnO. Braithwaite. (2008) A Social Relations Model of Everyday Talk and Relational Satisfaction in Stepfamilies. Communication Monographs 75:2, pages 190-217.
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DawnO. Braithwaite, PaigeW. Toller, KarenL. Daas, WesleyT. Durham & AdamC. Jones. (2008) Centered but not Caught in the Middle: Stepchildren's Perceptions of Dialectical Contradictions in the Communication of Co-Parents. Journal of Applied Communication Research 36:1, pages 33-55.
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Paul Schrodt, DawnO. Braithwaite, Jordan Soliz, Stacy Tye-Williams, Aimee Miller, Emily Lamb Normand & Meredith Marko Harrigan. (2007) An Examination of Everyday Talk in Stepfamily Systems. Western Journal of Communication 71:3, pages 216-234.
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LeslieA. Baxter, DawnO. Braithwaite & LeahE. Bryant. (2006) Types of Communication Triads Perceived by Young-Adult Stepchildren in Established Stepfamilies. Communication Studies 57:4, pages 381-400.
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Paul Schrodt. (2006) A Typological Examination of Communication Competence and Mental Health in Stepchildren. Communication Monographs 73:3, pages 309-333.
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MarciaL. Michaels. (2006) Stepfamily Enrichment Program: A Preventive Intervention for Remarried Couples. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work 31:2, pages 135-152.
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DawnO. Braithwaite & LeslieA. Baxter. (2006) “You're My Parent but You're Not”: Dialectical Tensions in Stepchildren's Perceptions About Communicating with the Nonresidential Parent . Journal of Applied Communication Research 34:1, pages 30-48.
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JenniferA. H. Becker & GlenH. Stamp. (2005) Impression Management in Chat Rooms: A Grounded Theory Model. Communication Studies 56:3, pages 243-260.
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Jessica Katz Jameson. (2004) Negotiating autonomy and connection through politeness: A dialectical approach to organizational conflict management. Western Journal of Communication 68:3, pages 257-277.
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Tamara D. Afifi & Stacia Keith. (2004) A Risk and Resiliency Model of Ambiguous Loss in Postdivorce Stepfamilies. Journal of Family Communication 4:2, pages 65-98.
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MarciaL. Michaels. (2003) Preventing Marital Distress in Remarried Couples. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 2:1, pages 29-42.
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DawnO. Braithwaite, M. Chad McBride & Paul Schrodt. (2003) “Parent teams” and the everyday interactions of co‐parenting in stepfamilies. Communication Reports 16:2, pages 93-111.
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JenniferA. Felker, DonaldK. Fromme, GenevieveL. Arnaut & BarreM. Stoll. (2002) A Qualitative Analysis of Stepfamilies. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 38:1-2, pages 125-142.
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Angela Hoppe‐Nagao & Stella Ting‐Toomey. (2002) Relational dialectics and management strategies in marital couples. Southern Communication Journal 67:2, pages 142-159.
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JohnP. Caughlin, TamaraD. Golish, LoreenN. Olson, JackE. Sargent, JeffS. Cook & Sandra Petronio. (2000) Intrafamily secrets in various family configurations: A communication boundary management perspective. Communication Studies 51:2, pages 116-134.
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KennethN. Cissna. (2000) Applied communication research in the 21st century. Journal of Applied Communication Research 28:2, pages 169-173.
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PeterM. Kellett. (1999) Dialogue and dialectics in managing organizational change: The case of a mission‐based transformation. Southern Communication Journal 64:3, pages 211-231.
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DawnO. Braithwaite, LeslieA. Baxter & AnnelieseM. Harper. (1998) The role of rituals in the management of the dialectical tension of “old” and “new” in blended families. Communication Studies 49:2, pages 101-120.
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Teresa Chandler Sabourin & GlenH. Stamp. (1995) Communication and the experience of dialectical tensions in family life: An examination of abusive and nonabusive families. Communication Monographs 62:3, pages 213-242.
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AnitaL. Vangelisti. (1993) Communication in the family: The influence of time, relational prototypes, and irrationality. Communication Monographs 60:1, pages 42-54.
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MichaelJ. Beatty & JeanA. Dobos. (1992) Adult sons' satisfaction with their relationships with fathers and person‐group (father) communication apprehension. Communication Quarterly 40:2, pages 162-176.
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