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Longitudinal Associations between Coparenting and Child Adjustment among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parent Families
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Farr, Rachel H.; Bruun, Samuel T.; Patterson, Charlotte J. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This longitudinal study examined coparenting and child adjustment during early and middle childhood (Ms = 3 and 8 years, respectively) among 106 lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent adoptive families. When children were in middle childhood, no differences emerged as a function of parental sexual orientation in observations or self-reports of…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Child Rearing, Child Behavior, Adoption
Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter? A Longitudinal Follow-Up of Adoptive Families with School-Age Children
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Farr, Rachel H. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Controversy continues to surround parenting by lesbian and gay (LG) adults and outcomes for their children. As sexual minority parents increasingly adopt children, longitudinal research about child development, parenting, and family relationships is crucial for informing such debates. In the psychological literature, family systems theory contends…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Parents, Longitudinal Studies, Adoption