Why do children want to know more about the donor? The experience of youngsters raised in lesbian families

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-38

  Vanfraussen, K ^a   Ponjaert Kristoffersen, I ^a   Brewaeys, A ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Donor anonymity; Donor insemination; Donor offspring; Emotional and behavioral adjustment; Family relations; Global self esteem; Lesbian parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PARENTHOOD; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 0037353299     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820309042798     Document Type: Article

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