The Mediating Effects of Social Self-Concept on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Parenting Intentions

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Family Issues

ISSN

0192-513X

DOI

10.1177/0192513X211054467

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Abstract

College students’ parenting intentions have received increased attention by scholars around the world in recent years, but little is known about potential demographic differences affecting the decision, such as gender and sexual orientation. The study proposed and empirically examined a model of the relationships between gender, sexual orientation, social self-concept, and parenting intentions in a large sample of university students on the west coast of the United States. The study found that social self-concept mediated the relationship between gender and parenting intentions for heterosexual students, but not for non-heterosexual students.

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