Religious and Political Conservatism and Beliefs About Same-Sex Parenting in Portugal
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Costa, Pedro Alexandre
Caldeira, Sara
Fernandes, Inês
Rita, Cláudia
Pereira, Henrique
Leal, Isabel
Abstract / Description
Aim: During the last decade, there have been political changes regarding the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals in Portugal, such as the right to marry. However, parenting by same-sex couples is not legally allowed. The purpose of this study was to assess Portuguese heterosexuals’ beliefs about same-sex parenting, and the role of religious and political conservatism in shaping these beliefs. Method: A total of 993 participants, aged between 18 and 69 years (M = 34; SD = 11), responded to one of three questionnaires that included a case vignette depicting a different-sex, a female same-sex, or a male same-sex couple wishing to adopt a child. Participants were then asked to evaluate whether the couple would be suitable to adopt a child, and whether they anticipated any social and emotional problems with the child. Results: Participants consistently anticipated more children’s social and emotional problems if they were adopted by a same-sex couple. Men evaluated same-sex couples less favourably than women, and even less so the male same-sex couple. Conclusion: It was found that both religious conservatism and right-wing political leaning were associated with more sexual prejudicial beliefs regarding same-sex couples.
Keyword(s)
same-sex parenting same-sex couples adoption sexual prejudice religious beliefs political conservatismPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-03-28
Journal title
Psychology, Community & Health
Volume
3
Issue
1
Page numbers
23–35
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Costa, P. A., Caldeira, S., Fernandes, I., Rita, C., Pereira, H., & Leal, I. (2014). Religious and Political Conservatism and Beliefs About Same-Sex Parenting in Portugal. Psychology, Community & Health, 3(1), 23–35. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v3i1.94
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Costa, Pedro Alexandre
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Caldeira, Sara
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fernandes, Inês
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rita, Cláudia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pereira, Henrique
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Leal, Isabel
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Date of first publication2014-03-28
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Abstract / DescriptionAim: During the last decade, there have been political changes regarding the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals in Portugal, such as the right to marry. However, parenting by same-sex couples is not legally allowed. The purpose of this study was to assess Portuguese heterosexuals’ beliefs about same-sex parenting, and the role of religious and political conservatism in shaping these beliefs. Method: A total of 993 participants, aged between 18 and 69 years (M = 34; SD = 11), responded to one of three questionnaires that included a case vignette depicting a different-sex, a female same-sex, or a male same-sex couple wishing to adopt a child. Participants were then asked to evaluate whether the couple would be suitable to adopt a child, and whether they anticipated any social and emotional problems with the child. Results: Participants consistently anticipated more children’s social and emotional problems if they were adopted by a same-sex couple. Men evaluated same-sex couples less favourably than women, and even less so the male same-sex couple. Conclusion: It was found that both religious conservatism and right-wing political leaning were associated with more sexual prejudicial beliefs regarding same-sex couples.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationCosta, P. A., Caldeira, S., Fernandes, I., Rita, C., Pereira, H., & Leal, I. (2014). Religious and Political Conservatism and Beliefs About Same-Sex Parenting in Portugal. Psychology, Community & Health, 3(1), 23–35. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v3i1.94en_US
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ISSN2182-438X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1896
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2262
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v3i1.94
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Keyword(s)same-sex parentingen_US
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Keyword(s)same-sex couplesen_US
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Keyword(s)adoptionen_US
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Keyword(s)sexual prejudiceen_US
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Keyword(s)religious beliefsen_US
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Keyword(s)political conservatismen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleReligious and Political Conservatism and Beliefs About Same-Sex Parenting in Portugalen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychology, Community & Health
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Page numbers23–35
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Volume3
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