Motives for desiring children among individuals of different sexual-romantic orientations: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is known about the reasoning behind the desire to have children in non-heterosexual individuals. This study compares the motives of different sexual-romantic orientations and their preferred ways of fulfilling this desire.

Methods

This was a monocentric cross-sectional study. Subjects were recruited via social media, personal contacts and queer organisations in Switzerland. An anonymous questionnaire comprised general questions about the participant's background, a validated survey about the desire to have children and additional non-validated questions addressing the impact of sexual-romantic orientation on the desire to have children. The inclusion criteria were adults without children and a completed questionnaire.

Results

Of 837 participants, 642 we

SUBMITTER: Widmer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10808403 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature