Quality of Life in Adolescents with Lesbian Parents

Adolescents with lesbian parents reported similar quality of life as did adolescents with heterosexual parents.

Most empirical studies show comparable psychological adjustment among children of lesbian and heterosexual parents, but studies in adolescents have been lacking and have focused on problem behaviors rather than psychological adjustment. In the current study, investigators examined quality of life (QOL; a measure of psychological well-being) among adolescents in a convenience sample of 84 lesbian families enrolled in the U.S. Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study. Lesbian women who were either planning a pregnancy or already pregnant were recruited between 1986 and 1992.

At a mean age of 17 years, 78 adolescents (93%) completed questionnaires. Half the respondents were girls, 87% were white, and 94% had a college-educated parent. Adolescents were…

Reviewing Author

Martin T. Stein, MD

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Consultant / Advisory boardPearson Neuroscience Advisory Board

Speaker’s bureauAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

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Editorial boardsJournal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Martin T. Stein, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardPearson Neuroscience Advisory Board

Speaker’s bureauAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

RoyaltiesElsevier, Inc.

Editorial boardsJournal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics