Hi all,
I am a mother to 1 SC (who lives half the week with us) and 2 biological children. I am also a Psychology Masters student with a special interest in step families - and with my personal experience of being a SM I appreciate how complex and difficult being part of a step, or blended, family is - and how much support and understanding is needed, yet is not always available socially or professionally.
I am based at Regent’s University London and I am undertaking a piece of research about the wellbeing of biological fathers and his relationship with his children in stepfamily settings. It is an under-researched aspect of step family life, yet his role is so integral to the overall family wellbeing and that of the individuals within it.
It is the type of research that ultimately helps professionals working with stepfamilies to understand better the feelings and difficulties involved and how best to support the families.
We are looking for biological fathers in your (step)family whose children from the previous relationship/s stay with you at least 4 nights per month. If you are one, or could forward this to your partner who is one (and encourage his participation!), then we would be extremely grateful if the following questionnaire could be completed:
www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LH56L7K
With many thanks