Cashen Krystal K, Simon Kay A, Farr Rachel H
Department of Psychology, Ohio Wesleyan University.
Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
J Fam Psychol. 2024 Dec;38(8):1158-1169. doi: 10.1037/fam0001269. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
Although a growing body of research has documented parenting desires and intentions among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more identities (LGBTQ+) individuals, LGBTQ+ individuals also experience stigmatization and barriers to family formation. The present study examines how experiences of stigmatization are related to thoughts of future parenthood (i.e., parenting desires, parenting intentions, and LGBTQ+ parent socialization self-efficacy) among child-free LGBTQ+ adults. Additionally, we examined the role of connection to the LGBTQ+ community in moderating associations with stigma and in statistically predicting LGBTQ+ parent socialization self-efficacy. Participants ( = 433) reported on their thoughts about future parenthood, experiences of stigmatization, and LGBTQ+ community connection though an online cross-sectional survey. Results from multigroup path analysis showed that greater experiences of stigmatization were associated with greater parenting desires for cisgender women and greater parenting intentions across sexual and gender identity groups. Associations between stigma and parenting intentions were moderated by community connection, such that the positive association between stigma and parenting intentions was only significant at high levels of community connection. Finally, greater community connection was positively associated with LGBTQ+ parent socialization self-efficacy, but socialization self-efficacy was not associated with parenting desires or intentions. These findings suggest that connection to the LGBTQ+ community may play a role in thoughts about future parenthood for child-free LGBTQ+ individuals, especially among those who experience stigmatization. Clinicians and family practitioners can consider facilitating connections to the community as a way of supporting LGBTQ+ individuals who are interested in family formation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
尽管越来越多的研究记录了女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、酷儿及其他身份认同（LGBTQ+）群体的育儿愿望和意图，但LGBTQ+群体在组建家庭时也面临着污名化和障碍。本研究考察了在无子女的LGBTQ+成年人中，污名化经历与未来为人父母的想法（即育儿愿望、育儿意图和LGBTQ+父母社会化自我效能感）之间的关系。此外，我们还考察了与LGBTQ+社区的联系在调节污名关联以及在统计预测LGBTQ+父母社会化自我效能感方面的作用。参与者（n = 433）通过在线横断面调查报告了他们对未来为人父母的想法、污名化经历以及与LGBTQ+社区的联系。多组路径分析结果表明，更多的污名化经历与顺性别女性更强的育儿愿望以及跨性取向和性别认同群体更强的育儿意图相关。社区联系调节了污名与育儿意图之间的关联，即污名与育儿意图之间的正相关仅在社区联系程度较高时显著。最后，更强的社区联系与LGBTQ+父母社会化自我效能感呈正相关，但社会化自我效能感与育儿愿望或意图无关。这些发现表明，与LGBTQ+社区的联系可能在无子女的LGBTQ+个体对未来为人父母的想法中发挥作用，尤其是在那些经历污名化的个体中。临床医生和家庭医生可以考虑促进与社区的联系，以此作为支持对组建家庭感兴趣的LGBTQ+个体的一种方式。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2024美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
