National Study of Lesbian Families Finds Teenage Children Are Well-Adjusted

A national study that has followed the children of lesbian mothers for 17 years has found the teen-agers demonstrate healthy psychological adjustment and have fewer behavioral problems than their peers. The National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study was initiated in 1986 to follow a cohort of American lesbian families from the time the children were conceived until they reach adulthood. In the study, “US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: Psychological Adjustment of 17-Year-Old Adolescents,” published in the July print issue of Pediatrics (published online June 7), researchers checked in with the families around the children’s 17th birthdays.

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Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better Than Their Peers

Few Psychological Problems for Children of Lesbian Mothers