University of Cambridge.
Queen Mary University of London.
Child Dev. 2021 Jan;92(1):425-443. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13442. Epub 2020 Sep 3.
Findings are presented from the second phase of a UK longitudinal study of 33 gay father, 35 lesbian mother, and 43 heterosexual parent families when their adopted children reached early adolescence. Participants predominantly lived in urban/suburban areas and were mostly white and well-educated. Standardized interviews, observations, and questionnaires of parental mental health, parent-child relationships, and adolescent adjustment were administered to parents, children, and teachers between 2016 and 2018. There were few differences between family types. However, adjustment problems had increased in all family types, with better parenting quality and parental mental health associated with fewer adjustment problems. The findings contribute to adoption policy and practice, and to theoretical understanding of the role of parental gender in child development.
本研究呈现了英国一项纵向研究的第二阶段结果，该研究共纳入了 33 名同性恋父亲、35 名女同性恋母亲和 43 名异性恋父母家庭，随访其收养的孩子进入青春期早期的情况。参与者主要居住在城市/郊区，多数为白人和受过良好教育。2016 年至 2018 年期间，采用标准化访谈、观察和问卷调查的方式对父母、儿童和教师的心理健康、亲子关系和青少年适应情况进行了评估。各家庭类型之间差异较小。然而，所有家庭类型的适应问题都有所增加，良好的育儿质量和父母的心理健康与较少的适应问题相关。这些发现有助于完善领养政策和实践，并深化对父母性别在儿童发展中作用的理论认识。
