title: The value of children to gay and heterosexual fathers.
abstract: Responses of 33 gay fathers were compared with those of 33 heterosexual fathers on the Value of Children scale, an empirical measure of the reasons for wanting to become a parent. Responses of gay fathers did not differ significantly from heterosexual fathers on the majority of the items of the inventory, but differences were found on two subscales, Tradition-Continuity-Security and Social Status. Item analysis of responses shows that gay fathers may have particularly significant reasons motivating them to become parents.
authors: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins 80523.
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Bigner
authors: R B
authors: RB
authors: Jacobsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004243:Divorce; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests