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Balsam, Kimberly F.; Beauchaine, Theodore P.; Rothblum, Esther D.; Solomon, Sondra E. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study was a 3-year follow-up of 65 male and 138 female same-sex couples who had civil unions in Vermont during the 1st year of that legislation. These couples were compared with 23 male and 61 female same-sex couples in their friendship circles who did not have civil unions and with 55 heterosexual married couples (1 member of each was a…
Descriptors: Conflict, Intimacy, Homosexuality, Marriage
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Rothblum, Esther D.; Balsam, Kimberly F.; Solomon, Sondra E. – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
This study compared 55 men and 78 women who had same-sex marriages in Massachusetts, 101 men and 120 women who had domestic partnerships in California, and 35 men and 86 women who had civil unions in Vermont, all in 2004. Couples were surveyed on demographic and relationship information, conflict, contact with family of origin, social support,…
Descriptors: Females, Homosexuality, Organizations (Groups), Gender Differences