A Comparative Study of Attitudes Toward Same-Gender Parenting and Gay and Lesbian Rights in Portugal and in Mexico

Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Salinas-Quiroz, Fernando

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“…Previous studies have mostly focused on Fig. 1 Attitudes toward same-sex marriage and lesbian/gay parenting as a function of country attitudes toward LG people, SSM, and LGP in a single country (Costa et al, 2017;Ioverno et al, 2018;Vecho et al, 2018), 8 or two countries (Costa & Salinas-Quiroz, 2019). To our knowledge, only the European Commission study (2015) compared attitudes across different European countries.…”

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Heterosexual University Students’ Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Couples and Parents Across Seven European Countries

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“…Due to the lack of attachment theory-based studies in Mexico, there is no such thing as normative data. The only available baseline was research carried out in countries with common history, androcentric culture and high levels of gender-role traditionalism and religiosity ( Steffens et al, 2015 ; Costa and Salinas-Quiroz, 2018 ). Related Ibero-American studies that assessed heterosexual parented-families reported similar sensitivity scores but lower security means.…”

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“…The 2016 presidential proposal to introduce equal access to marriage for the whole country produced social cataclysm, including declarations from the National Front for the Family (Frente Nacional por la Familia), a right-wing group that opposes same-sex marriage and child adoption. This conservative wave represents a setback in the respect of human rights, since the prohibition of such rights marginalizes LG people and their children and sends a message to the wider community that same-sex families are not legally or morally acceptable ( Costa and Salinas-Quiroz, 2018 ). To the present time, LG people are only able to openly and purposefully partake in creating legally recognized families in 12 out of 32 Mexican States, therefore, research that takes into account prejudice and discrimination against same-sex planned families must be encouraged throughout the country.…”

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Can Children Have Ordinary Expectable Caregiving Environments in Unconventional Contexts? Quality of Care Organization in Three Mexican Same-Sex Planned Families

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The aim of this research was to explore the elements that configure the quality of care among three Mexican same-sex planned families: two female-parented families (through donor insemination) and a male-parented one (through adoption). The first family consisted of two mothers and a 3-year-old daughter; the second one had two mothers and a 1.5-year-old set of boy twins and the third family consisted of two fathers and a 2-year-old girl. It was assumed that Ainsworth’s notions of quality of care organization are useful in order to understand caregiver–child attachment relationships, regardless of the parents’ sexual orientation. A collective case study was selected due to the fact that these families shared their “unconventionality” (i.e., parents were not heterosexual) and the fact that they were planned, but each one constituted a particular case with a unique configuration. Four trained independent observers used the q-sort methodology (Maternal Behavior Q-Sort and Attachment Q-Sort) to describe parents’ and children’s behavior, respectively. The findings showed that parents were highly sensitive and all children used them as a secure base. To provide an in-depth examination of which elements configure the quality of care, a semi-structured interview with each parent was carried out. Through a thematic analysis, an over-arching theme named Affections and Emotions was identified, together with six subthemes: (1) Creating an affective environment; (2) Being available; (3) Acknowledging and expressing emotions; (4) Perceiving, interpreting and responding adequately to the child’s real self; (5) Taking the child’s perspective into account; and (6) Agreeing on roles and dividing the tasks. In order to showcase the particular configuration of gay parenting, the male-headed family narrative is reported in detail, because gay parents have been perceived as violating traditional gender roles as well as the hegemonic model of masculinity. The findings were consistent with the notion of quality of care as proposed by Ainsworth and her collaborators. The implications of the methodological device and research regarding same-sex planned families are discussed so as to understand the organization of the caregiving environment.

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“…Recent studies indicate, however, that prejudice towards same-sex parenting is still prevalent. In particular, male gender, older age, religiosity, having a lower level of educational attainment, having less contact with lesbian and gay people, and holding conservative political ideologies seem to be the most important predictors of high prejudice towards same-sex parents (Averett, Strong-Blakeney, Nalavany, & Ryan, 2011;Costa, Pereira, & Leal, 2015;Costa & Salinas-Quiroz, 2018;Gato & Fontaine, 2016Ioverno et al, 2018).…”

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Czech psychology students‘ attitudes towards same-sex parenting

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Czech society has been increasingly more liberal toward LGBTI individuals and their parenting rights, although the Czech legislative system still does not treat same-sex couples equally to heterosexual couples. Attitudes of professionals who work with children and families are particularly important, as prejudice might be harmful in these circumstances. The present study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of future psychologists, participants were 164 psychology students from a university in Prague, the Czech Republic. They were presented with a vignette depicting a situation of a couple in a restaurant with their 4-year-old son who gets upset during the meal. The vignette was followed by a set of Likert scale items evaluating the parents' and the child's behaviour. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the eight versions of the vignette varying by the way how the couple solved the situation, the sexual orientation of the parents, and the gender of the acting parent. Overall, the couples were rated more favourably in the positive parenting situation than in the negative, and participants evaluated gay and lesbian parents more favourably than heterosexual parents. Results are discussed taking into account specific sample characteristics and the social climate regarding LGBTI rights in the Czech society.

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A Comparative Study of Attitudes Toward Same-Gender Parenting and Gay and Lesbian Rights in Portugal and in Mexico

Cited by 26 publications

References 41 publications

Heterosexual University Students’ Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Couples and Parents Across Seven European Countries

Heterosexual University Students’ Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Couples and Parents Across Seven European Countries

Can Children Have Ordinary Expectable Caregiving Environments in Unconventional Contexts? Quality of Care Organization in Three Mexican Same-Sex Planned Families

Czech psychology students‘ attitudes towards same-sex parenting

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