Comparison of Family Relationships: Homosexual versus Heterosexual Women
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 46 (3_suppl) , 1127-1132
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3c.1127
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare nuclear family characteristics of homosexual and heterosexual women. Data of two samples (34 homosexual and 31 heterosexual women) were analyzed for differences and similarities of the nuclear families. Statistically significant differences indicate that lesbians experience less positive nuclear family relationships. However, personal comments by the subjects may be of more interest to the reader than the statistical analysis. Findings are consistent with other research on this problem, pointing to the need for systematic analysis of family variables and how they relate to development of sexual identity.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Lesbian and Traditional Mothers' Responses to Adult Response to Child Behavior and Self-ConceptPsychological Reports, 1979
- Fathers and Sex-Role DevelopmentThe Family Coordinator, 1976