The National Lesbian Family Study: 3. Interviews with mothers of five-year-olds.
This third report from a longitudinal study of lesbian families presents data obtained from interviews with mothers of five-year-old children conceived by donor insemination. Results indicated that 87% of the children related well to peers, 18% had experienced homophobia from peers or teachers, and 63% had grandparents who frankly acknowledged their grandchild's lesbian family. Of the original couples, 31% had divorced. Of the remainder, 68% felt that their child was equally bonded to both mothers. Concerns of lesbian families are discussed.
Gartrell
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Banks
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Reed
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Hamilton
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Rodas
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Deck
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting; D012944:Social Support