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We studied young adolescents' seeking out support to understand conflict with their co-resident fathers/stepfathers, and the cognitive and affective implications of such support-seeking, phenomena we call guided cognitive reframing. Our sample included 392 adolescents (Mage = 12.5, 52.3% female) who

We studied young adolescents' seeking out support to understand conflict with their co-resident fathers/stepfathers, and the cognitive and affective implications of such support-seeking, phenomena we call guided cognitive reframing. Our sample included 392 adolescents (Mage = 12.5, 52.3% female) who were either of Mexican or European ancestry and lived with their biological mothers and either a stepfather or a biological father. More frequent reframing was associated with more adaptive cognitive explanations for father/stepfather behavior. Cognitions explained the link between seeking out and feelings about the father/stepfather and self. Feelings about the self were more strongly linked to depressive symptoms than cognitions. We discuss the implications for future research on social support, coping, guided cognitive reframing, and father–child relationships.

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  • He Said What? Guided Cognitive Reframing About the Co-Resident Father/Stepfather-Adolescent Relationship
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2015-06-01
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    • Digital object identifier: 10.1111/jora.12120
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      1050-8392
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      1532-7795
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    • This is the peer reviewed version of the article, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.12120

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    Cookston, Jeffrey T., Olide, Andres, Parke, Ross D., Fabricius, William V., Saenz, Delia S., & Braver, Sanford L. (2015). He Said What? Guided Cognitive Reframing About the Co-Resident Father/Stepfather-Adolescent Relationship. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE, 25(2), 263-278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.12120

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