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Report
Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents’ Perceptions of Parental Bonding During Early Parenthood
July 2013
- Overview
- Highlights
- Data Points
- Report
This study examines lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents’ perceptions of bonding to their adopted children. It appeared in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice in 2013.
Highlights
More than half of the participants described a strong and stable bond to their child beginning at the time of placement.
More than one third of participants described the parent–child bond as increasing over the past 2 years.
Most couples agreed that they and their partners were currently equally bonded to their children.
Data Points