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Children with Trans Parents: Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Psychological Well-being
Parenting, Science and Practice
|August 23, 2021
Summary
Transgender parents are raising children, and this study shows good parent-child relationships and child adjustment. Findings challenge concerns about negative impacts on children with a transgender parent.
Area of Science:
- Family Studies
- Developmental Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Transgender-parented families are increasingly visible but understudied.
- Limited quantitative data exists on parent-child relationship quality and child adjustment in these families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantitatively assess parent-child relationship quality.
- To evaluate child socio-emotional and behavioral adjustment in families with a transgender parent.
- To explore the impact of parental gender identity on child outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory study with 35 families (37 transgender parents, 13 partners, 25 children aged 8-18).
- Recruitment via social media.
- Standardized interviews and questionnaires for parents, children, and teachers assessing relationship quality, parenting, psychological adjustment, and minority stress.
Main Results:
- Parents and children reported good quality relationships.
- Children demonstrated good psychological adjustment.
- Child age at parental disclosure of gender identity did not correlate with child outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Transgender-parented families exhibit positive parent-child relationships and good child adjustment.
- Findings contradict common concerns regarding potential negative effects on children raised by transgender parents.
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