van de Rozenberg Tessa M, Kroes Antoinette D A, van der Pol Lotte D, Groeneveld Marleen G, Mesman Judi
Governance of Global Affairs, Leiden University, LUC, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
J Homosex. 2024 Aug 23;71(10):2341-2365. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2233658. Epub 2023 Aug 29.
This study examined parent-child similarities in homophobic attitudes and observed parental discomfort with coming-out vignettes in interactions with their adolescent children (14-18 years old). Based on gender schema theory and the family process model we expected parent-child similarities in homophobic attitudes to be stronger in same-gender dyads. Further, we expected that observed parental discomfort with coming-out vignettes would occur and is stronger when the gender of the parent, child, and character in the vignette match. We used questionnaires and observation data from 199 White Dutch families in the Netherlands. Our results showed that parents' homophobic attitudes were associated with their children's homophobic attitudes. For same-sex kissing and (imagining) having a gay son, these associations were stronger between parents and children of the same gender. Further, parental discomfort with coming-out vignettes occurred and was stronger when parents and children had the same gender, regardless of the gender of the vignette character. In conclusion, policies aiming at gay and lesbian inclusion should not be limited to accepting gay/lesbian identities, but also pay attention to the acceptance of same-sex intimacy expressions, having gay or lesbian family members, and normalizing discussions about gay/lesbian lives.
本研究考察了亲子在恐同态度上的相似性，并观察了父母在与青春期子女（14至18岁）互动时面对出柜情景的不适感。基于性别图式理论和家庭过程模型，我们预计在同性二元组中，亲子在恐同态度上的相似性更强。此外，我们预计观察到的父母对出柜情景的不适感会出现，并且当父母、孩子和情景中的角色性别相匹配时会更强。我们使用了来自荷兰199个白人荷兰家庭的问卷和观察数据。我们的结果表明，父母的恐同态度与子女的恐同态度相关。对于同性亲吻和（想象）有一个同性恋儿子的情况，这些关联在同性父母和子女之间更强。此外，无论情景角色的性别如何，当父母和孩子性别相同时，父母对出柜情景的不适感会出现且更强。总之，旨在包容同性恋者的政策不应仅限于接受同性恋身份，还应关注对同性亲密表达、有同性恋家庭成员的接受，以及使关于同性恋生活的讨论常态化。
