Abstract

MUNOZ-MARTINEZ, Amanda M.. Socio-emotional development of children of same-sex parents: achievements and future lines of research. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2016, vol.12, n.2, pp.295-300. ISSN 1794-9998.  https://doi.org/10.15332/s1794-9998.2016.0002.09.

The influence of parents's sexual orientation in children development has brought special attention in recent years. Research that has explored the effect of family structure in children socio-emotional development have not identified significant differences between offspring of heterosexual- and lesbian-parent whereas interpersonal and social factors have shown a close relation with respect to children social performance. Although outcomes in this field are promising, they remain not conclusive. The majority of the studies have been conducted using cross-sectional designs, samples from non-representative population, measurements focused on psychological difficulties, so forth. General conclusions about socio-emotional development of children of same sex parents are presented, as well as methodological recommendations for future research in this area.

Keywords : Same-sex parents; offspring; socio-emotional development; parenting; family structure.

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