Parenting and the psychological development of children raised in gay father families
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Centre for Family Research
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Golombok S
(2014)
Adoptive gay father families: parent-child relationships and children's psychological adjustment.
in Child development
Jennings S
(2014)
Why Adoption? Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents' Reproductive Experiences and Reasons for Adoption
in Adoption Quarterly
Mellish, L
(2013)
Gay, Lesbian and heterosexual adoptive families
Smietana M
(2014)
Relatedness in Assisted Reproduction - Families, Origins and Identities
| Description | Children adopted by gay and lesbian couples show positive psychological adjustment. |
| Exploitation Route | Findings may be used by adoption agencies. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy |
| URL | http://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk |
| Description | Findings used by adoption agencies and local authorities is decisions to place childre for adoption with same-sex couples. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Other |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | Adoption by same-sex couples |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Research showed positive outcomes for children adopted by gay and lesbian couples. As a result, local authorities and adoption agencies are placing children in need of adoptive families with same-sex parents |
| URL | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lesbian-Heterosexual-Adoptive-Families-Relationships/dp/1907585656 |