Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
J Fam Psychol. 2012 Oct;26(5):828-32. doi: 10.1037/a0029471. Epub 2012 Aug 13.
This study examined the frequencies of the desires and likelihood estimations of Israeli gay men regarding fatherhood and couplehood, using a sample of 183 gay men aged 19-50. It follows previous research which indicated the existence of a gap in the United States with respect to fatherhood, and called for generalizability examinations in other countries and the exploration of possible explanations. As predicted, a gap was also found in Israel between fatherhood desires and their likelihood estimations, as well as between couplehood desires and their likelihood estimations. In addition, lower estimations of fatherhood likelihood were found to predict depression and to correlate with decreased subjective well-being. Possible psychosocial explanations are offered. Moreover, by mapping attitudes toward fatherhood and couplehood among Israeli gay men, the current study helps to extend our knowledge of several central human development motivations and their correlations with depression and subjective well-being in a less-studied sexual minority in a complex cultural climate.
本研究使用了 183 名年龄在 19 至 50 岁的男同性恋者的样本，调查了以色列男同性恋者对为人父和组建伴侣关系的愿望频率和可能性估计。这一研究是对美国在为人父方面存在差距的研究的延续，并呼吁在其他国家进行可推广性研究，以及探索可能的解释。正如预测的那样，在以色列也发现了为人父的愿望与其可能性估计之间，以及组建伴侣关系的愿望与其可能性估计之间的差距。此外，较低的为人父可能性估计被发现与抑郁相关，并与主观幸福感下降相关。文中提出了可能的心理社会学解释。此外，通过绘制以色列男同性恋者对为人父和组建伴侣关系的态度，本研究有助于扩展我们对几个核心人类发展动机的认识，以及它们在一个复杂文化环境中，在一个研究较少的性少数群体中与抑郁和主观幸福感的相关性。
