Persaud Sherina, Freeman Tabitha, Jadva Vasanti, Slutsky Jenna, Kramer Wendy, Steele Miriam, Steele Howard, Golombok Susan
Center for Attachment Research Department of Clinical Psychology The New School for Social Research New York NY USA.
Centre for Family Research Department of Psychology University of Cambridge Cambridge UK.
Child Soc. 2017 Jan;31(1):13-22. doi: 10.1111/chso.12158. Epub 2016 Apr 14.
This study interviewed adolescents conceived using sperm donation to examine their experiences of contacting and meeting 'same-donor offspring' (i.e. donor-conceived offspring raised in different families who share the same donor), their motivations for this contact, and how they make meaning of these relationships. This in-depth qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 23 young people aged 12-19 years (mean = 14 years). Interviewees were motivated by curiosity about their biological relations and by wanting to extend their family. Contact with same-donor offspring was described as being either normal/neutral or as a unique experience that was integrated into their identity. This study highlights the importance of contact between same donor offspring, particularly during adolescence, a developmental stage associated with identity formation. The findings have important policy implications as they suggest that donor-conceived individuals may benefit from contact with others conceived using the same donor prior to the age of 18 years.
本研究对通过精子捐赠受孕的青少年进行了访谈，以考察他们与“同捐赠者后代”（即在不同家庭中成长、拥有相同捐赠者的捐赠受孕后代）联系和见面的经历、进行这种联系的动机，以及他们如何理解这些关系。这项深入的定性研究包括对23名年龄在12至19岁（平均年龄 = 14岁）的年轻人进行半结构化访谈。受访者的动机是对自己生物学关系的好奇以及想要扩充自己的家庭。与同捐赠者后代的联系被描述为正常/中性，或者是一种融入他们身份认同的独特经历。本研究强调了同捐赠者后代之间联系的重要性，尤其是在青春期，这是一个与身份形成相关的发育阶段。研究结果具有重要的政策意义，因为它们表明，在18岁之前，捐赠受孕个体可能会从与使用相同捐赠者受孕的其他人的联系中受益。
