In a family-centered culture that encourages high birth rates, the concern occurs: What factors contribute to the desire to have more kids? And what is the ideal number of children in a family?
The primary research hypothesis was that, as was the case in previous surveys of lesbians, gays, and heterosexuals without gays, kids and lesbians would report a lesser desire to be moms and dads of more children compared to heterosexuals, as well as a smaller sized perfect household size. This remains in light of an awareness of the problems included in LGBT parenting. Previous studies have likewise revealed that heterosexuals without kids report a higher desire to be moms and dads than childless lesbians and gays.
The findings of the present study demonstrate that, contrary to the researchers hypothesis, there is no difference in between heterosexual moms and dads and same-sex parents when it concerns their desire for more children, nor do they vary in their ideal variety of children in the family (in the 3 kinds of households surveyed, the ideal number was around 3 children, similar to the nationwide average). The researchers likewise revealed that, despite the moms and dads sexual orientation, a higher desire for more kids was significantly correlated with the parents younger age, a low level of affinity to faith, a lower attribution of obligation to children for misdeed, and a low discrepancy in between their actual and perfect number of kids.
The description provided by the researchers for this absence of differences is that in Israel, which promotes giving birth and family, lesbians and gays who became parents “broke the glass ceiling” with regard to household. After ending up being moms and dads, the societal pressure to have more kids seems the exact same, no matter sexual preference.
Dr. Geva Shenkman Lachberg, Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University: “In current years, increasingly more gays and lesbians are becoming moms and dads. In Israel, it has been recommended that parenting in general (no matter sexual preference) is the entry ticket to the social consensus. Till now, no research study has been carried out comparing lesbian or gay parents with heterosexual parents in terms of their desire for more children or their perfect number of children, as we did here.”
A fascinating point that developed from the study is that a low affinity to religion was connected with a higher desire for more kids. Previous studies have actually shown the opposite, that a strong accessory to religion is associated with a desire for more kids.
The scientists discuss this by stating that the majority of the previous studies that have actually discovered a connection in between piousness and the desire to have more kids were conducted among heterosexuals and that when it pertains to a sample that includes gays and lesbians, it seems that religion, which frequently does not support their lifestyle, may in fact conflict with LGBT identity or LGBT households. Alike, a lower level of value credited to faith was related to a greater desire for more kids.
Studies in Israel and around the world have actually been performed comparing lesbians, gays, and heterosexuals without kids concerning their desire to become parents in the future. These research studies have shown quite consistently that gays and lesbians report a desire to moms and dad, though at a lower level than heterosexuals.
The main explanations used for this were that same-sex moms and dads understand the high financial and legal expenses associated with fertility treatments, surrogacy, and adoption, are worried about social stigma concerning their being a parent, and examine their possibilities of success in ending up being parents to be lower in comparison with heterosexuals. Another typical explanation is that heterosexuals are under more powerful social pressure to be parents than gays and lesbians.
Reference: “The desire for more kids amongst Israeli lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples who ended up being moms and dads through assisted reproduction” by Geva Shenkman Lachberg, Nicola Carone, Salvatore DAmore, Bénédicte Mouton and Henny Bos, December 2022, Journal of Family Psychology.DOI: 10.1037/ fam0001024.
The research study was funded by Reichman University..
The study also investigated whether heterosexual moms and dads prefer more kids than same-sex parents.
There are no differences in the desire for more kids or the ideal family, according to recent research by Dr. Geva Shenkman Lachberg and his coworkers at Reichman Universitys Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology.
New research performed by Dr. Geva Shenkman Lachberg and colleagues investigates the determinants of parents desire for more kids, along with whether heterosexual parents want more kids than same-sex parents. If there are any distinctions in the desire for extra children between lesbian moms and homosexual fathers, the study also looked at. Dr. Shenkman Lachberg and his associates polled 72 lesbian moms through donor insemination (36 couples), 78 homosexual dads through surrogacy (39 couples), and 72 heterosexual moms and dads (36 couples) on their desire to moms and dad more children and their favored variety of kids.
Dr. Geva Shenkman Lachberg. Credit: Adi Cohen Tzedek
According to the findings, there are no differences between the groups in terms of either their desire for extra children or their desired family size. The research studys findings likewise recognized the aspects that lesbians, gay guys, and heterosexual couples consider when choosing whether to have additional kids. The existing study is the first of its type to take a look at how heterosexuals, gays, and lesbians who are already moms and dads vary in their desire for more children.
New research conducted by Dr. Geva Shenkman Lachberg and coworkers investigates the determinants of moms and dads desire for more children, as well as whether heterosexual moms and dads desire more children than same-sex parents. Dr. Shenkman Lachberg and his associates polled 72 lesbian moms through donor insemination (36 couples), 78 homosexual dads through surrogacy (39 couples), and 72 heterosexual parents (36 couples) on their desire to moms and dad more kids and their preferred number of kids.
The main research study hypothesis was that, as was the case in previous studies of lesbians, gays, and heterosexuals without kids, lesbians and gays would report a lower desire to be moms and dads of more children compared to heterosexuals, as well as a smaller sized ideal family size. Previous studies have likewise shown that heterosexuals without kids report a higher desire to be parents than childless lesbians and gays.
Until now, no study has actually been conducted comparing gay or lesbian parents with heterosexual parents in terms of their desire for more kids or their perfect number of children, as we did here.”
