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- Title
Delinquency, victimization, and substance use among adolescents with female same-sex parents.
- Authors
Wainright, Jennifer L; Patterson, Charlotte J
- Abstract
The question of whether parental sexual orientation has an impact on human development has important implications for psychological theories and for legal policy. This study examined associations among family type (same-sex vs. different-sex parents), family and relationship variables, substance use, delinquency, and victimization of adolescents. Participants included 44 adolescents living with female same-sex couples and 44 adolescents living with different-sex couples, matched on demographic characteristics and drawn from a national sample. Analyses indicated that adolescents were functioning well and that their adjustment was not associated with family type. Adolescents whose parents described closer relationships with them reported less delinquent behavior and substance use, suggesting that the quality of parent-adolescent relationships better predicts adolescent outcomes than does family type.
- Publication
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2006, Vol 20, Issue 3, p526
- ISSN
0893-3200
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.20.3.526