Abstract
Objective: There are estimated to be between 6 and 14 million homosexual parents in the U.S. It is likely that therapists will encounter families with same sex parents in their work. The question of whether the parents’ sexual orientation has any effect on their children is an important one for society and is often an issue in custody determinations.
Methods: This article reviews the relevant research and gives recommendations for therapists working with same sex parents and their adolescent children.
Conclusions: The current scientific literature supports a lack of detrimental effect of parents’ sexual orientation on their adolescent children. However, there are multiple limitations to this literature. Most data is taken from three longitudinal studies and focusses on families with lesbian mothers. More research is needed on families with gay fathers, and more emphasis should be placed on the direct assessment of adolescents.
Keywords: Homosexual, same sex, parents, lesbian, sexual orientation.
Adolescent Psychiatry
Title:Adolescents with Same Sex Parents: Does it Make a Difference?
Volume: 3 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jesse A. Raley
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Keywords: Homosexual, same sex, parents, lesbian, sexual orientation.
Abstract: Objective: There are estimated to be between 6 and 14 million homosexual parents in the U.S. It is likely that therapists will encounter families with same sex parents in their work. The question of whether the parents’ sexual orientation has any effect on their children is an important one for society and is often an issue in custody determinations.
Methods: This article reviews the relevant research and gives recommendations for therapists working with same sex parents and their adolescent children.
Conclusions: The current scientific literature supports a lack of detrimental effect of parents’ sexual orientation on their adolescent children. However, there are multiple limitations to this literature. Most data is taken from three longitudinal studies and focusses on families with lesbian mothers. More research is needed on families with gay fathers, and more emphasis should be placed on the direct assessment of adolescents.
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Raley A. Jesse, Adolescents with Same Sex Parents: Does it Make a Difference?, Adolescent Psychiatry 2013; 3 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/221067660304140121174348
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/221067660304140121174348 |
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