Lasio Diego, Lampis Jessica, Spiga Roberta, Serri Francesco
Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy of University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal.
Eur J Psychol. 2020 May 29;16(2):210-228. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v16i2.1808. eCollection 2020 May.
The cultural, social and institutional barriers that LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) individuals have to face play crucial roles in their desires and intentions to have children. However, unlike the many studies on the decision-making process in the transition to parenthood, few studies have analysed the origins of parenting desires and intentions among LGBT individuals. This study explores the desires and intentions to have children amongst a sample of childless lesbian and gay Italian individuals. A sample of 285 participants (127 women and 158 men) completed a research protocol composed of items evaluating the strength of their desire to have children, their intentions about having children and their general attitudes towards parenting. The findings revealed how, despite the persisting depth of heteronormativity in the country and the absence of legal protection for lesbian and gay parents, a large percentage of participants expressed the desire and intention to have a child. These parenting intentions would seem to be positively influenced mainly by the negative attitudes towards childlessness and by the value attributed to parenthood.
女同性恋者、男同性恋者、双性恋者和跨性别者（LGBT）不得不面对的文化、社会和制度障碍，在他们生育子女的愿望和意图中起着关键作用。然而，与许多关于向为人父母转变过程中的决策过程的研究不同，很少有研究分析LGBT群体中为人父母愿望和意图的根源。本研究探讨了意大利无子女女同性恋者和男同性恋者样本中生育子女的愿望和意图。285名参与者（127名女性和158名男性）完成了一份研究方案，该方案由评估他们生育愿望的强烈程度、生育意图以及对养育子女的总体态度的项目组成。研究结果表明，尽管该国异性恋规范仍然根深蒂固，且女同性恋和男同性恋父母缺乏法律保护，但很大一部分参与者表达了生育子女的愿望和意图。这些为人父母的意图似乎主要受到对无子女的消极态度以及对为人父母所赋予价值的积极影响。
