SUMMARY OF EXISTING RESEARCH

RESEARCH Notes for Researchers Facts Frequently Asked Questions Research Advice Bibliography Summary of Existing Research

Research Bibliography on Children of LGBT Parents-Current Studies and Literature Review

Anderssen, N., Amlie, C., & Ytteroy, E. A. (2002). Outcomes for children with lesbian or gay parents: A review of studies from 1978 to 2000. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 43, 335-351.

Bailey, J. M., Bobrow, D., Wolfe, M., & Mikach, S. (1995). Sexual orientation of adult sons of gay fathers. Developmental Psychology, 31, 124-129.

Barret, R. L., & Robinson, B. E. (1990). Gay dads. In A. E. Gottfried, & A. W. Gottfried, Redefining families: Implications for children’s development (pp. 157-170). New York: Plenum Press.

Bozett, F. (1987). Children of gay fathers. In F. W. Bozett (Ed.), Gay and lesbian parents (pp. 39-57). New York: Praeger.

Brewaeys, A., Ponjaert, I., Hall, E. V., & Golombok, S. (1997). Donor insemination: Child development and family functioning in lesbian mother families. Human Reproduction, 12, 1349-1359.

Chan, R. W., Raboy, B., & Patterson, C. J. (1998). Psychosocial adjustment among children conceived via donor insemination by lesbian and heterosexual mothers. Child Development, 69, 443-457.

Fitzgerald, B. (1999). Children if lesbian and gay parents: A review of the literature. Marriage and Family Review, 29, 57-75.

Flaks, D. K., Ficher, I., Masterpasqua, F., & Joseph, G. (1995). Lesbians choosing motherhood: A comparative study of lesbian and heterosexual parents and their children. Developmental Psychology, 31, 105-114.

Fulcher, M., Chan, R.W., Raboy, B., & Patterson, C. J. (2002). Contact with grandparents among children conceived via donor insemination by lesbian and heterosexual mothers. Parenting: Science and Practice, 2, 61-76.

Gartrell, N., Banks, A., Hamilton, J., Reed, N., Bishop, H., & Rodas, C. (1999). The National Lesbian Family Study: 2. Interviews with mothers of toddlers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69, 362-369.

Gartrell, N., Banks, A., Reed, N., Hamilton, J., Rodas, C., & Deck, A. (2000). The National Lesbian Family Study: 3. Interviews with mothers of five-year-olds. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 70, 542-548.

Gershon, T. D., Tschann, J. M., & Jemerin, J. M. (1999). Stigmatization, self-esteem, and coping among the adolescent children of lesbian mothers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 24, 437-445.

Golombok, S., Spencer, A., & Rutter, M. (1983). Children in lesbian and single-parent households: Psychosexual and psychiatric appraisal. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 24, 551-572.

Golombok, S., Tasker, F., & Murray, C. (1997). Children raised in fatherless families from infancy: Family relationships and the socioemotional development of children of lesbian and single heterosexual mothers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 38, 783-791.

Gottman, J. S. (1990). Children of gay and lesbian parents. In F. W. Bozett, & M. B. Sussman (Eds.), Homosexuality and family relations (pp. 177-196). New York: Haworth Press.

Green, R., Mandel, J. B., Hotvedt, M. E., Gray, J., & Smith, L. (1986). Lesbian mothers and their children: A comparison with solo parent heterosexual mothers and their children. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 15, 167-184.

Haack-Mǿller, A., & Mǿhl, H. (1984). Bǿrn af lesbiske mǿdre [Children of lesbian mothers]. Dansk Psykolog Nyt, 38, 316-318.

Huggins, S. L. (1989). A comparative study of self-esteem of adolescent children of divorced lesbian mothers and divorced heterosexual mothers. Journal of Homosexuality, 18(1-2), 123-135.

Javaid, G. A. (1993). The children of homosexual and heterosexual single mothers. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 23, 235-248.

Kirkpatrick, M., Smith, C., & Roy, R. (1981). Lesbian mothers and their children: A comparative study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 51, 545-551.

Kweskin, S. L., & Cook, A. S. (1982). Heterosexual and homosexual mothers’ self-described sex-role behavior and ideal sex-role behavior in children. Sex Roles, 8, 967-975.

Lambert, S. (2005). Gay and lesbian families: What we know and where to go from here. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 13, 43-51.

Litovich, M. L., & Langhout, R. D. (2004). Framing heterosexism in lesbian families: A preliminary examination of resilient coping. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 14, 411-435.

MacCallum, F., & Golombok, S. (2004). Children raised in fatherless families from infancy: A follow-up of children of lesbian and single heterosexual mothers at early adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45, 1407-1419.

McCandlish, B. M. (1987). Against all odds: Lesbian mother family dynamics. In F. W. Bozett (Ed.), Gay and lesbian parents (pp. 23-36). London: Praeger.

O’Connell, A. (1993). Voices from the heart: The developmental impact of a mother’s lesbianism on her adolescent children. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 63, 281-299.

Patterson, C. (1992). Children of lesbian and gay parents. Child development, 63, 1025-42.

Patterson, C. (1994). Children of the lesbian baby boom: Behavioral adjustment, self-concepts, and sex role identity. In B. Greene, & G. Herek (Eds.), Lesbian and gay psychology: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 156-175). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage.

Patterson, C. J. (1995). Lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and their children. In A. R. D’Augelli & C. J. Patterson (Eds.), Lesbian, gay and bisexual identities over the lifespan (pp. 262-290). New York: Oxford University Press.

Patterson, C. J. (2004). Lesbian and gay parents and their children: Summary of research findings. In Lesbian and gay parenting: A resource guide for psychologists. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Patterson, C. J., Hurt, S., & Mason, C. D. (1998). Families of the lesbian baby boom: Children’s contact with grandparents and other adults. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68(3), 390-399.

Ray, V., & Gregory, R. (2001). School experiences of the children of lesbian and gay parents. Family Matters, 59, 28-35.

Speziale, B., & Gopalakrishna, V. (2004). Social support and functioning of nuclear families headed by lesbian couples. AFFILIA, 19(2), 174-184.

Stacey, J., & Biblarz, T. (2001). (How) does the sexual orientation of parents matter? American Sociological Review, 66(3), 159-183.

Steckel, A. (1987). Psychosocial development of children of lesbian mothers. Gay and lesbian parents. New York: Praeger.

Tasker, F. L., & Golombok, S. (1995). Adults raised as children in lesbian families. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 65, 203-215.

Tasker, F. L., & Golombok, S. (1997). Growing up in a lesbian family: Effects on child development. London: Guilford Press.

Wainright, J. L., Russell, S. T., & Patterson, C. J. (2004). Psychosocial adjustment, school outcomes, and romantic relationships of adolescents with same-sex parents. Child Development, 75, 1886-1898.

Wright, J. M. (1998). Lesbian stepfamilies: An ethnography of love. New York: Hawthorn Press.