Yuxuan Jin

👉Systematic review finds same-sex & different-sex parents show similar mental health, parenting stress & relationship quality. Same-sex parents face more stress related to discrimination and less family help.
@yuxuanjin.bsky.social @denimazrekaj.bsky.social

🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

A comparison of health and well-being between same-sex and different-sex parents: a systematic review and recommendations for future research - Genus Scientific research on the health and well-being of same-sex parent families has grown rapidly over the years. In this article, we conducted a systematic review to investigate whether parental health and well-being differ between same-sex and different-sex parent families. We searched the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and APA PsycInfo for empirical studies with original data that compared the health and well-being outcomes between same-sex and different-sex parents. Risk of bias was assessed using the risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions (ROBINS-I) tool. We included 46 studies that met our inclusion criteria. We synthesized the evidence of the included studies narratively. The results indicate that same-sex and different-sex parents do not differ on mental health, overall parenting stress, relationship quality, and overall social support. However, some studies show that same-sex parents have more postnatal depression, more parenting stress related to discrimination, and less support from their families compared to different-sex parents. On the other hand, same-sex parents have more support from their friends and a higher life satisfaction. We identify several directions for future research to study the health and well-being of same-sex parents.

Read the full article in open access here: genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

The article is now published in @genus.bsky.social as a part of the special issue "Demographic trends and social inequalities in sexual and gender minority populations." A special thanks to the editors Nadja Milewski, @martinkolk.bsky.social, and Clara Cortina. 😀

2️⃣ However, some studies highlight specific challenges faced by same-sex parents, including higher rates of postnatal depression, parenting stress linked to discrimination, and lower levels of support from their parents.

Two findings after reviewing 46 eligible studies:
1️⃣ On average, same-sex and different-sex parents do not differ on mental health, overall parenting stress, relationship quality, and overall social support.

🌟New publication alert! Together with @denimazrekaj.bsky.social, we conducted a systematic review to investigate whether parental health and well-being differ between same-sex and different-sex parent families.