Systemic heterosexism and adjustment among adolescents raised by lesbian mothers.

Vyncke, Johanna D.; Julien, Danielle; Jouvin, Émilie; Jodoin, Emilie

doi:10.1037/a0034663

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“…It is possible that LG parents who are experiencing current homonegative microaggressions are also experiencing greater stress and emotional dysregulation as a result, which could interfere with the quality of parents' relationships with their children; indeed, Hatzenbuehler (2009) describes how interpersonal relationships are one domain in which minority stress may have negative consequences through the effects of resulting psychological distress, cognitive load, and physiological stress. Our finding is also aligned with some related research among children and their LG parents (Bos and Gartrell, 2010;Vyncke et al, 2014;Crouch et al, 2017;Carone et al, 2018;Golombok et al, 2018;Calzo et al, 2019) but extends this work in its theoretical and empirical applications to a sample of adoptive sexual minority parent families and their preadolescent children.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Based on existing research on parallel constructs (e.g., , and building from minority stress and family stress theories, we predicted that adoption stigma described by parents would predict children's reports of lower parent-child relationship quality (accounting for parent mental health and perceived competence). Aligned with some research indicating associations between greater sexual stigma, family stress, and child outcomes (Bos and Gartrell, 2010;Vyncke et al, 2014;Crouch et al, 2017;Carone et al, 2018;Calzo et al, 2019), we also expected that homonegative microaggressions experienced by LG parents would predict reports of lower parent-child relationship quality (accounting for parent mental health symptoms, competence, and adoption stigma) among their children.…”

Section: Aims Research Questions and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 69%

“…What we know from existing research is that children and their (adoptive) sexual minority parents do face stigma, overt discrimination, and microaggressions based on parental sexual orientation (Bos and Gartrell, 2010;Vyncke et al, 2014;Farr et al, 2016a;Haines et al, 2018;Green et al, 2019). Moreover, these minority stress experiences have been associated with a variety of negative outcomes among sexual minority parent family members, such as lower behavioral adjustment, negative health outcomes, lower well-being, and less positive parenting and coparenting (Tornello et al, 2011;Lick et al, 2013;Crouch et al, 2014Crouch et al, , 2015Carone et al, 2017Carone et al, , 2018Golombok et al, 2018;Calzo et al, 2019;Goldberg et al, 2019;Green et al, 2019).…”

Section: Minority Stress Theory and Lesbian And Gay Adoptive Parent Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Stigma Experiences, Mental Health, Perceived Parenting Competence, and Parent–Child Relationships Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents in the United States

Farr

Vázquez

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Adoptive parents often face stigma related to "non-traditional" family structures. Lesbian and gay (LG) adoptive parents often face additional stigmatization based on sexual identity, which in turn may negatively affect parents' mental health. Despite controversy about LG parenting, research demonstrates that family processes are more strongly associated with individual outcomes than family structure. Thus, family systems and minority stress theories provided our conceptual foundation in examining how adoptive LG parents' stigma experiences were associated with mental health, parenting competence, and parent-child relationships. Participating families (N = 106; n = 56 LG parent families) were originally recruited from five US domestic private infant adoption agencies and completed two waves of data collection (W1, W2; 91% retention) when children were preschool-age (M age = 3.01 years) and school-age (M age = 8.36 years), respectively. Data for the current study are largely drawn from W2. Via Qualtrics, parents completed assessments of mental health symptoms, adoption stigma, and perceived childcare competence. LG parents also reported on their experiences of homonegative microaggressions, and children responded to a measure about their relationships with parents. No significant differences emerged as a function of parental sexual orientation and gender except that lesbian mothers, heterosexual mothers, and gay fathers all reported higher parenting competence than heterosexual fathers. Although parents' mental health did not significantly predict parent-child relationship quality, parents' perceived competence and LG parents' current homonegative microaggression experiences did (e.g., greater competence, greater closeness; more microaggressions, lower closeness). Consistent with our conceptual framework, our results-derived from parent and child reports-demonstrate that although adoptive and LG parent families experience stigma, family processes (rather than structure) are most associated with individual outcomes. Researchers, policy makers, and practitioners should work together to employ identity-affirming practices to reduce stigma and support adoptive family functioning and well-being.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Aims Research Questions and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 69%

Section: Minority Stress Theory and Lesbian And Gay Adoptive Parent Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Stigma Experiences, Mental Health, Perceived Parenting Competence, and Parent–Child Relationships Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents in the United States

Farr

Vázquez

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…For example, the resilience developed through a lifetime of belonging to a sexual minority can provide emotional and psychological strategies useful to confront adversity and face the challenges of family reorganization (Rostosky & Riggle, 2017). The strategies parents and step‐parents develop to deal with heterosexism can also be passed on to their children to help them deal with discrimination, ask for help and protect themselves (McDonald & Morgan, 2019; Vyncke, Julien, Jouvin, & Jodoin, 2014). Research also shows that lesbian partners tend towards greater equality within their couple than do heterosexual partners (Bauer, 2016; Johnston, Moore, & Judd, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Lovers for a time, mothers for life: Ecosystemic analysis of blended family experiences of lesbian mothers and stepmothers

Lavoie

Saint‐Jacques

2020

Child & Family Social Work

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This article presents results of a qualitative study of blended lesbian-headed families with children from previous same-sex relationships. Conducted in partnership with the LGBT Family Coalition, this study adopts an ecosystemic approach to document the experiences of parental separation and family blending of 17 (n = 17) lesbian mothers and stepmothers in the province of Quebec, Canada. The challenges these women face in these periods of transition, particularly in terms of postseparation co-parenting and family reorganization, are analysed with particular concern for the daily stresses of heterosexism and membership in a sexual minority. Various strategies used to overcome these challenges, the positive outcomes of creating blended families and the stepmother's place and role within the family are examined. A discussion of the support and intervention needs of these families concludes the paper.

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“…LGBT youth and their parents before and after their coming out (D'amico, Julien, Tremblay, & Chartrand, 2015), on same-sex couples and LGBT families (Julien, 2008;Vyncke, Julien, Ryan, Jodoin, & Jouvin, 2008), more specifically on the experiences of lesbian mothers, and more recently, of gay fathers (Feugé, Cossette, Cyr, & Julien, 2019) and trans parents (Petit, Julien, & Chamberland, 2018), on the psychological development of kids raised in those families and the difficulties faced by them when they reach adolescence, especially in schools (Vyncke, Julien, Jouvin, & Jodoin, 2014).…”

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Cross-cultural perspectives of LGBTQ psychology from five different countries: current state and recommendations

Moreno

Ardila

Zervoulis

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Psychology & Sexuality

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning psychology (LGBTQ psychology) is a branch of psychology that promotes inclusiveness in theory and practice across the science of psychology, affirming the lives of people with different sexual orientations and forms of gender expression in a non-heterosexist and non-genderist perspective. This article highlights the historical development of LGBTQ psychology in the context of different realities for LGBTQ people in five different countries (Russia, Greece, Colombia, South Africa and the province of Quebec, Canada). Key experts on LGBTQ concerns report distinctive challenges they have faced when promoting LGBTQ rights and developing LGBTQ psychology (e.g., the pathologization and criminalization of sexual diversity, neglect on the part of authorities, and rejection from religious groups). Human and mental health sciences have played an important role in the blossoming of LGBTQ psychology. Cross-cultural narratives show that the recognition of lesbian and gay rights comes before the recognition of the rights of bi, trans, queer and questioning people. Various forms of homonegativity and transphobia still coexist even in countries that have established protections and rights recognition for LGBTQ people. We provide 15 strategies to help psychological organizations and psychologists around the world promote the development of LGBTQ psychology.

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Systemic heterosexism and adjustment among adolescents raised by lesbian mothers.

Cited by 23 publications

References 58 publications

Stigma Experiences, Mental Health, Perceived Parenting Competence, and Parent–Child Relationships Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents in the United States

Stigma Experiences, Mental Health, Perceived Parenting Competence, and Parent–Child Relationships Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents in the United States

Lovers for a time, mothers for life: Ecosystemic analysis of blended family experiences of lesbian mothers and stepmothers

Cross-cultural perspectives of LGBTQ psychology from five different countries: current state and recommendations

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