Clinical Implications of Lesbian Mother Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3646513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martha Kirkpatrick (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 201-211 |
| Publication date | 1987-09-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v14n01_15 |
| PMID | 3655342 |
| OpenAlex | W798388540 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
Recent surveys of lesbians have revealed that one-third have been heterosexually married, and one-half of these have had children. Studies comparing lesbian mothers and their children with divorced heterosexual mothers and their children provide data of value to clinicians preparing to evaluate or treat members of this population. Studies show similarities between the two groups in marital history, pregnancy history, child-rearing attitudes, and lifestyle. Motherhood, not sexual orientation, is the most salient factor in both group's identity. Lesbian mothers had more congenial relations with ex-spouses and included men more regularly in their children's lives. Coupled lesbians had greater economic and emotional resources and provided children with a richer family life than did mothers of either group living alone with children. No difference in frequency not type of psychological problem was found in the children. Children benefited from group discussions to relieve anxiety about changes in their lives and in their mothers' sexual orientation
Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Lesbian · Population · Psychiatry · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Comparing the Impact of Homosexual and Heterosexual Parents on Children
Female Homosexuality
Lesbian parenthood
Sexual Orientation and Health
Children Raised in Fatherless Families from Infancy
Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children
Children raised in fatherless families from infancy
The National Lesbian Family Study
The national lesbian family study
Adults raised as children in lesbian families
Children and Adolescents With Same-Gender Parents
A Meta-Analysis of Developmental Outcomes for Children of Same-Sex and Heterosexual Parents
Young People's Attitudes Toward Living in a Lesbian Family
Subverting the Stigmatization Argument
Conceiving Identity
Response to Kirkpatrick (2004)
Response to Kirkpatrick (2004)
Oddities in Kirkpatrick, et al. 's Study of Children of Lesbian Mothers
Green, Mandel, Hotvedt, Gray, and Smith's Study of 50 Lesbian Mothers and Their Children
Green, Mandel, Hotvedt, Gray, and Smith's Study of 50 Lesbian Mothers and Their Children
Lesbian Stepfamilies
Children in Lesbian and Gay Families
Redefining the Nuclear Family
Family Caregiving Responsibilities among Lesbians and Gay Men
Voices from the heart
Children with lesbian parents
Becoming a Stepparent in Gay/Lesbian Stepfamilies
For the Love of the Children
The Value of Children to Lesbian and Non-Lesbian Mothers
A Lesbian Identity Disclosure Assessment
Extent of Relational Stigmatization of Lesbians and Their Children by Heterosexual College Students
The Identity Transformation of Biological Parents in Lesbian/Gay Stepfamilies
Lesbian-Headed Stepfamilies
Lesbian Motherhood
Family Relationships of Lesbians and Gay Men
| Citations per year | 1.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2015 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |