Journal article
Parent-reported measures of child health and wellbeing in same-sex parent families: A cross-sectional survey
SR Crouch, E Waters, R McNair, J Power, E Davis
BMC Public Health | Published : 2014
Abstract
It has been suggested that children with same-sex attracted parents score well in psychosocial aspects of their health, however questions remain about the impact of stigma on these children. Research to date has focused on lesbian parents and has been limited by small sample sizes. This study aims to describe the physical, mental and social wellbeing of Australian children with same-sex attracted parents, and the impact that stigma has on them. Methods. A cross-sectional survey, the Australian Study of Child Health in Same-Sex Families, was distributed in 2012 to a convenience sample of 390 parents from Australia who self-identified as same-sex attracted and had children aged 0-17 years. Par..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Sandy Clarke PhD AStat of the Statistical Consulting Centre, The University of Melbourne, for her statistical guidance. We thank Rodney Chiang-Cruise of Gay Dads Australia for his guidance on community engagement. This work could not have been conducted without the support of Vanessa Ho from the Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne who provided technical support for the online survey. This work was funded by an Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship.