Which Statement About the Adjustment to Having a Stepfather Is

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Multiple Choice

Which statement about the adjustment to having a stepfather is true?

• A)Preadolescent boys adjust more readily than preadolescent girls to having a stepfather.
• B)Preadolescent girls adjust more readily than preadolescent boys to having a stepfather.
• C)In early adolescence, both boys and girls usually adjust readily to having a stepfather.
• D)In early adolescence, both boys and girls usually have great difficulty adjusting to having a stepfather.

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