Journal article
Parent Attachment, Relationship Quality, and Gender Influence of Adults With Parents With Past Same-Sex Relationships
The Family journal (Alexandria, Va.), Vol.26(2), pp.166-173
04/2018
DOI: 10.1177/1066480718785915
Abstract
Attachment scholars have focused on attachment outcomes between children and their parents. However, there is a dearth of studies examining the association between attachment and later romantic relationships for those who have had a parent in a same-sex relationship during childhood. To address this gap, we used a sample from the New Family Structures Study. The sample for this study comprised 248 adults, of which, 175 participants reported their mother having had a same-sex romantic relationship and 73 participants reported their father having had a same-sex romantic relationship. Regression analysis indicated that participants with mothers who have had same-sex relationships report higher attachment outcomes. Further, higher attachment outcomes predicted higher romantic relationship quality. Gender of the participants and their parents also statistically moderated romantic relationship quality and family-of-origin attachment for females with mothers who have had same-sex relationships. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Parent Attachment, Relationship Quality, and Gender Influence of Adults With Parents With Past Same-Sex Relationships
- Creators
- Dumayi Gutierrez - Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USACasey Gamboni - Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAArmeda Wojciak - Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAAshley Frazier - Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Family journal (Alexandria, Va.), Vol.26(2), pp.166-173
- DOI
- 10.1177/1066480718785915
- ISSN
- 1066-4807
- eISSN
- 1552-3950
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2018
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; African American Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984083257202771
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