Parental Sexual Orientation and Children's Psychological Well-Being: 2013-2015 National Health Interview Survey.
Child Dev
; 90(4): 1097-1108, 2019 07.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29114845
ABSTRACT
Debate persists about whether parental sexual orientation affects children's well-being. This study utilized information from the 2013 to 2015 U.S., population-based National Health Interview Survey to examine associations between parental sexual orientation and children's well-being. Parents reported their children's (aged 4-17 years old, N = 21,103) emotional and mental health difficulties using the short form Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Children of bisexual parents had higher SDQ scores than children of heterosexual parents. Adjusting for parental psychological distress (a minority stress indicator) eliminated this difference. Children of lesbian and gay parents did not differ from children of heterosexual parents in emotional and mental health difficulties, yet, the results among children of bisexual parents warrant more research examining the impact of minority stress on families.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pais
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Comportamento Sexual
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Psicologia da Criança
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Saúde Mental
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Sexualidade
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Dev
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article