title: He Said What? Guided Cognitive Reframing About the Co-resident Father/Stepfather-adolescent Relationship.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Cookston
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olide
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521.
authors.forename: Ross D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Parke
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104.
authors.forename: William V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Fabricius
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104.
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saenz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104.
authors.forename: Sanford L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Braver
keywords: Mexican American; adolescence; depressive symptoms; externalizing behavior; family conflict; fathers; guided cognitive reframing; stepfathers