Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Jan;33(1):17-23. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31823b62af.
To compare the quality of life (QoL), a measure of psychological well-being, of adolescents reared in lesbian-mother families with that of a matched comparison group of adolescents with heterosexual parents. The adolescents in the comparison group were derived from a representative sample of adolescents in Washington state. The second aim of the study was to assess among teens with lesbian mothers whether donor status, maternal relationship continuity, and self-reported stigmatization are associated with QoL.
In 1986, prospective lesbian mothers were recruited in Boston, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. Currently, 93% of the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) families are still participating in the study. This report is based on an online questionnaire completed by 78 NLLFS adolescent offspring-39 girls and 39 boys. Six items of the Youth Quality of Life Instrument were used to assess QoL. Also, the NLLFS adolescents were asked whether they had experienced stigmatization, and if so, to describe these experiences (e.g., teasing and ridicule). Mothers were queried about donor status and maternal relationship continuity.
The results revealed that the NLLFS adolescents rated their QoL comparably to their counterparts in heterosexual-parent families. Donor status, maternal relationship continuity, and experienced stigmatization were not related to QoL.
Adolescent offspring in planned lesbian families do not show differences in QoL when compared with a matched group of adolescents reared in heterosexual families. By investigating QoL, this study provides insight into positive aspects of mental health of adolescents with lesbian mothers.
比较在女同性恋母亲家庭中长大的青少年与具有异性恋父母的匹配对照组青少年的生活质量（QoL），即衡量心理健康的指标。对照组中的青少年来自华盛顿州具有代表性的青少年样本。本研究的第二个目的是评估女同性恋母亲的青少年中，供体身份、母亲关系连续性和自我报告的污名化是否与 QoL 相关。
1986 年，前瞻性女同性恋母亲在波士顿、华盛顿特区和旧金山招募。目前，全国纵向女同性恋家庭研究（NLLFS）中的 93%家庭仍在参与该研究。本报告基于 NLLFS 78 名青少年后代-39 名女孩和 39 名男孩完成的在线问卷。使用青年生活质量量表的 6 项评估 QoL。此外，NLLFS 青少年被问及他们是否经历过污名化，如果有，描述这些经历（例如，嘲笑和嘲笑）。询问母亲供体身份和母亲关系连续性。
结果表明，NLLFS 青少年对他们的生活质量评价与异性恋父母家庭中的青少年相当。供体身份、母亲关系连续性和经历的污名化与 QoL 无关。
与在异性恋家庭中长大的对照组青少年相比，计划中的女同性恋家庭中的青少年在生活质量方面没有差异。通过调查 QoL，本研究深入了解了有女同性恋母亲的青少年心理健康的积极方面。
