Toward Conceptual Clarity: Defining and Operationalizing Family Structure
Journal: Family Transitions
Our journal, Family Transitions , faces two critical scholarly challenges: a) how to theoretically define constructs related to family structure and/or transitions , and b) how to measure these constructs. In terms of scholarly definitions, most work in this area has focused on changes in how many adults assume parenting roles in the family, the addition or removal of romantic partners involved with the parenting fi…