Table 1.

Structural Model Predicting Family Belonging in Stepfamilies (N=2,085)

Predictor	Family belonging	Mother–child relationship	Stepfather– child relationship	Mother– stepfather relationship
Family relationships
Mother–child relationship	0.774***
Stepfather–child relationship	0.230**
Mother–stepfather relationship	0.018
Child characteristics
Female	−0.003	−0.084	−0.066	0.003
Age	0.016	−0.200***	−0.177***	0.029
Racea
Black	−0.032	0.041	0.019	−0.092*
Hispanic	0.070*	−0.030	−0.054	0.023
Other race	−0.064*	0.065	−0.008	−0.059
Immigrant statusb
Only adolescent born in United States	−0.029	0.022	−0.060	−0.067
Adolescent not born in United States	0.056	−0.012	0.030	0.018
Religiosity	−0.016	0.122**	0.135***	0.043
Family characteristics
Income (log of)	−0.067**	0.032	0.002	0.001
Mother’s education	−0.025	0.068	−0.030	−0.098**
Years in stepfamily	0.001	−0.010	0.039	−0.174***
Number of full siblings	−0.007	0.021	0.093**	0.007
Number of stepsiblings	−0.042	0.044	0.015	0.017
Number of half-siblings	−0.039	−0.017	−0.013	0.018

Note. Coefficients for the family relationship variables are fully standardized. Coefficients for all other variables are standardized on the dependent variable only. For all four latent variables, a high score indicates a positive relationship. χ²(180) = 579.08, p < .001; root-mean-square error of approximation = .03, comparative fit index = .91.

^aReference group for race is White.

^bReference group for immigrant status is Both born in the United States.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.