Experience of parenthood, couple relationship, social support, and child-rearing goals in planned lesbian mother families

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 755-764

  Bos, Henny M W ^a   van Balen, Frank ^a   van den Boom, Dymphna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child rearing goals; Lesbian mothers; Parental stress; Planned lesbian families; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PARENTHOOD; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2342425289     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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