Children’s Gender-Typed Behavior from Early to Middle Childhood in Adoptive Families with Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents

Farr, Rachel H.; Bruun, Samuel T.; Doss, Kathleen M.; Patterson, Charlotte J.

doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0812-5

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“…Same-sex couples represent a pool of promising prospective parents. Research has demonstrated them to be as capable and as beneficial to children's welfare as heterosexual parents (Carone et al, 2018;Green et al, 2019;Farr et al, 2018;Golombok, Mellish, Jennings, Casey, Tasker & Lamb, 2014;Lavner et al, 2012;Schneider & Vecho, 2015;Patterson, 2017). The current legislation allows same-sex couples to become foster parents, however, they cannot adopt children.…”

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“…Negative attitudes usually stem from the concerns about the psychological and sexual development of children growing up with gay and lesbian parents (Hollekim et al, 2012). Evidence shows, however, that there are no significant differences in psychological and sexual development of children and adolescents raised by same-sex couples compared to those raised by heterosexual couples (e.g., Carone, Lingiardi, Chirumbolo, & Baiocco, 2018;Farr, Bruun, Doss, & Patterson, 2018;Golombok & Tasker, 1996;Lavner, Waterman, & Peplau, 2012;Schneider & Vecho, 2015).…”

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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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Czech psychology students‘ attitudes towards same-sex parenting

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“…In the matter of children’s gender development, and fears that growing up with lesbian or gay parents will result in gender identity confusion, studies repeatedly refute this myth (e.g., Carone et al, 2020 ), finding instead that a child’s own gender, as opposed to parental sexual orientation, is a stronger influence on whether or not children engage in gender-conforming behaviors ( Farr et al, 2018a ). On the other hand, Gartrell et al (2019) , reporting on findings from their US longitudinal study spanning more than 20 years, did find a greater likelihood of same-sex attraction and sexual minority identity in the offspring of lesbian parents, suggesting that being raised by same-gender parents can lead to more diverse sexual expression.…”

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The Perceptions of New Zealand Lawyers and Social Workers About Children Being Adopted by Gay Couples and Lesbian Couples

2020

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“…The observed differences between the NLLFS and NSFG may also be consistent with social environmental theory. It is conceivable that the NLLFS offspring might have more expansive perspectives on gender and sexuality because they were raised by parents who are nonjudgmental about their exploration of non-heterosexual relationships (Bos & Sandfort, 2010;Farr, Bruun, Doss, & Patterson, 2018;Gartrell et al, 1999;Golombok, 2015;Robinson & Frost, 2018;Sumontha, Farr, & Patterson, 2017). Likewise, the offspring of sexual minority parents may be more attuned to their own same-sex sexual feelings because of the environment in which they were raised.…”

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Sexual Attraction, Sexual Identity, and Same-Sex Sexual Experiences of Adult Offspring in the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study

2019

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The U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study has followed offspring with sexual minority parents from conception into adulthood. It was initiated in 1986, and it has a 92% retention rate to date. In the current investigation, the 25-year-old offspring answered questions about sexual attraction, sexual identity, and sexual experiences; their responses were compared with those of same-age adults from a population-based survey. The analytic samples consisted of 76 offspring of lesbian parents and 76 demographically matched participants from the National Survey of Family Growth. All 152 respondents were 25 years old, 48.7% were female, 90.8% identified as White, 9.2% were people of color, and all had attended at least some college. Although most respondents in each sample identified as "heterosexual or straight," compared to their matched counterparts in the population-based survey, the female and male offspring of lesbian parents were significantly more to likely to report samesex attraction, sexual minority identity, and same-sex experience. These findings suggest that adult offspring from planned lesbian families may be more likely than their peers to demonstrate diversity in sexual attraction, identity, and expression.

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Children’s Gender-Typed Behavior from Early to Middle Childhood in Adoptive Families with Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents

Cited by 34 publications

References 55 publications

Czech psychology students‘ attitudes towards same-sex parenting

Czech psychology students‘ attitudes towards same-sex parenting

The Perceptions of New Zealand Lawyers and Social Workers About Children Being Adopted by Gay Couples and Lesbian Couples

Sexual Attraction, Sexual Identity, and Same-Sex Sexual Experiences of Adult Offspring in the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study

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