TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the demographic and psychological variables associating with the childbearing intention among gay and bisexual men in Taiwan
AU - Chan, Celia Hoi Yan
AU - Huang, Yu Te
AU - So, Georgina Yuen-Kiu
AU - Leung, Hiu-Tin
AU - Forth, Martin William
AU - Lo, Iris Po Yee
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022/1/12
Y1 - 2022/1/12
N2 - Equality for marriage and reproduction has become a major policy agenda worldwide. Opportunities for sexual minority individuals to pursue planned parenthood through assisted reproductive technologies, adoption or surrogacy emerged only recently. Perhaps due to socio-cultural and structural barriers, sexual minority individuals consistently report lower parenthood desires and intentions than heterosexual individuals. Using a cross-sectional online survey, we examined the relationship between parenthood desire and demographic and psychosocial characteristics in a sample of 1,395 gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. Results showed that sexual orientation, relationship status, psychosocial well-being and cultural factors such as filial piety are significant predictors of parenthood desire. Implications for social work practice are discussed.
AB - Equality for marriage and reproduction has become a major policy agenda worldwide. Opportunities for sexual minority individuals to pursue planned parenthood through assisted reproductive technologies, adoption or surrogacy emerged only recently. Perhaps due to socio-cultural and structural barriers, sexual minority individuals consistently report lower parenthood desires and intentions than heterosexual individuals. Using a cross-sectional online survey, we examined the relationship between parenthood desire and demographic and psychosocial characteristics in a sample of 1,395 gay and bisexual men in Taiwan. Results showed that sexual orientation, relationship status, psychosocial well-being and cultural factors such as filial piety are significant predictors of parenthood desire. Implications for social work practice are discussed.
KW - Childbearing intention
KW - perceived importance of childbearing
KW - gay and bisexual men
KW - Taiwan
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122838813&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15313204.2022.2027313
DO - 10.1080/15313204.2022.2027313
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1531-3204
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
ER -