title: [The birth of a restructured family: qualitative analysis of discourse between adolescents].
abstract: This paper discusses a period in the life of a stepfamily that has not been widely studied until now: the period immediately preceding and immediately following the move towards a blended family. This period is studied from the viewpoint of adolescents living through it. Here, the blending of a family is examined as a family transition; its "paranormative" character brings up issues that pertain especially to the children's adjustment. Twenty-six semistructured interviews were carried out with adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17. Among the main results was the observation that 2 events in particular mark this transition: the announcement of future cohabitation and the cohabitation itself.
authors.affiliation: Université Laval.
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saint-Jacques
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lépine
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents