NDLI: Negative Parental Responses to Coming Out and Family Functioning in a Sample of Lesbian and Gay Young Adults

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Author	Baiocco, Roberto Fontanesi, Lilybeth Santamaria, Federica Iover, Salvatore Marasco, Barbara Baumgartner, Emma Willoughby, Brian L. B. Laghi, Fiorenzo
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Parental responses to youths’ coming out (CO) are crucial to the subsequent adjustment of children and family. The present study investigated the negative parental reaction to the disclosure of same-sex attraction and the differences between maternal and paternal responses, as reported by their homosexual daughters and sons. Participants’ perceptions of their parents’ reactions (evaluated through the Perceived Parental Reactions Scale, PPRS), age at CO, gender, parental political orientation, and religiosity involvement, the family functioning (assessed through the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales), were assessed in 164 Italian gay and lesbian young adults. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to assess the relation between family functioning and parental reaction to CO. The paired sample t test was used to compare mothers and fathers’ scores on the PPRS. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to analyze the relevance of each variable. No differences were found between mothers and fathers in their reaction to the disclosure. The analysis showed that a negative reaction to CO was predicted by parents’ right-wing political conservatism, strong religious beliefs, and higher scores in the scales Rigid and Enmeshed. Findings confirm that a negative parental reaction is the result of poor family resources to face a stressful situation and a strong belief in traditional values. These results have important implications in both clinical and social fields.
Starting Page	1490
Ending Page	1500
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10621024
Journal	Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15732843
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-03-27
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Coming out Disclosure Lesbian and gay young adults Parental reactions Family functioning Child and School Psychology Social Sciences Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Life-span and Life-course Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology

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