Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
To build a family: exploring preferred paths to parenthood among plurisexual individuals without children. |
| Authors: |
Gato, Jorge (AUTHOR), Vázquez, Inês (AUTHOR), Coimbra, Susana (AUTHOR), Santos, Inês (AUTHOR), Dore, Iolanda (AUTHOR), Shenkman, Geva (AUTHOR), Janowicz, Kamil (AUTHOR), Ciesielski, Pawel (AUTHOR), Tasker, Fiona (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology. Jul2026, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p913-925. 13p. |
| Subjects: |
Family planning, Cross-sectional method, Research funding, Bisexuality, Sex distribution, Logistic regression analysis, Questionnaires, Parenthood, Behavior, Chi-squared test, Descriptive statistics, Longitudinal method, Human reproductive technology, Cisgender people, Counseling, Data analysis software, Reproduction, Adoption |
| Geographic Terms: |
Israel, Portugal, Poland, United Kingdom |
| Abstract: |
Aims/Background: Limited research has examined family-building strategies among plurisexual individuals. Culture and gender are essential determinants of parenthood prospects among individuals with minoritized sexual identities. For plurisexual individuals, the partner's gender also seems to play a critical role. Our investigation aimed to explore cisgender plurisexual individuals' preferred paths to parenthood considering their country of origin, gender, and partner's gender. Design/Method: We examined associations between preferred pathways to parenthood and country, gender, and partner's gender among 405 cisgender plurisexual individuals aged between 18 and 45 years (M = 25.76; SD = 5.57), from Portugal (n = 140; 34.9%), Israel (n = 78; 19.3%), Poland (n = 85; 21%), and the UK (n = 102; 25.2%). Results: Overall, couple adoption and sexual intercourse were the most chosen pathways to parenthood, and self-insemination and co-parenting were the least chosen. Participants from Poland and the United Kingdom were less likely to choose artificial insemination, single adoption, and self-insemination than their Portuguese counterparts. Women were more likely than men to choose artificial insemination. Individuals in different-gender relationships were more likely to choose sexual intercourse as a means of having children than were those in same-gender relationships, and the opposite was true for artificial insemination. Conclusion: Country, gender, and the partner's gender influence plurisexual individuals' choice of some parenthood pathways. Psychological and reproductive counselling should consider these aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
