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Report
A Population-based Comparison of Female and Male Same-Sex Parent and Different-Sex Parent Households
February 2017
Using data from a nationally representative survey, this study compares Dutch same-sex parent and different-sex parent households on children’s psychological well-being, parenting stress, and support in child-rearing. The study was published in Family Process Journal in February 2017.
Highlights
Respondents included 43 female same‐sex parent, 52 male same‐sex parent, and 95 different‐sex parent households with children aged 5-18.
No significant differences were found in the children's well‐being or the parent-child relationship between same‐sex and different‐sex households.
Being worried about the child or the use of formal and informal support among parents did not differ among household types.