Demographic and arrangement-based predictors of Dutch people's attitudes towards surrogacy in various family constitutions.
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| Title: | Demographic and arrangement-based predictors of Dutch people's attitudes towards surrogacy in various family constitutions. |
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| Authors: | Agterberg, Sanne (AUTHOR), van Rijn-van Gelderen, Loes (AUTHOR), van Rooij, Floor (AUTHOR), de Vos, Maurits (AUTHOR), Jaspers, Eva (AUTHOR), Fukkink, Ruben (AUTHOR), Mochtar, Monique (AUTHOR), Goddijn, Mariëtte (AUTHOR), Bos, Henny (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology. Jul2026, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p1132-1142. 11p. |
| Subjects: | T-test (Statistics), Surrogate motherhood, Statistical sampling, Questionnaires, Sex distribution, Residential patterns, Public opinion, Families, Descriptive statistics, Age distribution, Intraclass correlation, Religion, Sociodemographic factors, Case studies, Data analysis software, Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics), Demography, Educational attainment, Urbanization |
| Geographic Terms: | Netherlands |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Over time, surrogacy has become more broadly available to a variety of people (e.g. male same-sex couples or transgender women). Whether the wider public supports surrogacy, and what contributes to such support remains unclear. This study investigated what demographic and surrogacy arrangement-based (which people participate in the arrangement) factors shape attitudes towards surrogacy. Method: A representative sample of Dutch adults (N = 1,074) reported their attitudes on four (out of 30) randomly assigned vignettes in 2023. Each vignette described a surrogacy family with variations in sexuality and gender of parents, the social and genetic bonds between the parents, the surrogate, and the oocyte donor, and was followed by an attitude questionnaire (6 items). Multilevel regression analyses were conducted with attitudes as the dependent variable and demographic factors (gender, Dutch background, age, education, sexual orientation, urbanisation, and religiosity) and arrangement-based factors (parental composition, genetic and social bonds with the surrogate, and oocyte donors). Results: Participants held fairly positive attitudes towards surrogacy. People identifying as women, with only having a Dutch background, who were younger, more highly educated, non-heterosexual, or less religious were more likely to have positive attitudes. Participants had more positive attitudes if surrogacy arrangements entailed cis-man cis-woman parents compared to cis-man cis-man or transgender parents, and when there was no social bond between parents and oocyte donor. Conclusions: Attitudes are influenced by both demographic and arrangement-based factors. Based on these findings, families can be informed of fairly positive reactions they might encounter from their environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Introduction: Over time, surrogacy has become more broadly available to a variety of people (e.g. male same-sex couples or transgender women). Whether the wider public supports surrogacy, and what contributes to such support remains unclear. This study investigated what demographic and surrogacy arrangement-based (which people participate in the arrangement) factors shape attitudes towards surrogacy. Method: A representative sample of Dutch adults (N = 1,074) reported their attitudes on four (out of 30) randomly assigned vignettes in 2023. Each vignette described a surrogacy family with variations in sexuality and gender of parents, the social and genetic bonds between the parents, the surrogate, and the oocyte donor, and was followed by an attitude questionnaire (6 items). Multilevel regression analyses were conducted with attitudes as the dependent variable and demographic factors (gender, Dutch background, age, education, sexual orientation, urbanisation, and religiosity) and arrangement-based factors (parental composition, genetic and social bonds with the surrogate, and oocyte donors). Results: Participants held fairly positive attitudes towards surrogacy. People identifying as women, with only having a Dutch background, who were younger, more highly educated, non-heterosexual, or less religious were more likely to have positive attitudes. Participants had more positive attitudes if surrogacy arrangements entailed cis-man cis-woman parents compared to cis-man cis-man or transgender parents, and when there was no social bond between parents and oocyte donor. Conclusions: Attitudes are influenced by both demographic and arrangement-based factors. Based on these findings, families can be informed of fairly positive reactions they might encounter from their environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 02646838 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02646838.2025.2462076 |
