Children of same-sex couples score higher on health and wellbeing

[Mazik]

http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/news/c...-and-wellbeing

Australian children of same-sex couples fared better on average than families from the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion, but continue to be subject to discrimination, interim findings of a University of Melbourne led study has found.

Lead researcher Dr Simon Crouch, from the McCaughey Vichealth Centre for Community Wellbeing at the University of Melbourne said the early findings suggested Australian children with same-sex attracted parents were developing well.

“These children are growing up in a range of contexts and score well on measures of health and wellbeing in the face of discrimination,” he said.

Early findings taken from the global index the Child Health Questionnaire, measured the health of the children across a number of domains including physical activity, mental health and behavior. Children with same-sex attracted parents were seen to score particularly well in the domains of general health and family cohesion.

The Australian Study of Child Health in Same-Sex Families (ACHESS) involved 500 children aged two months to 17 years from 315 parents. The parents described a range of sexual orientations including homosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer, and were from all states around Australian except the Northern Territory.

Interim results revealed:

• Children aged five to 17 years with same-sex attracted parents showed a significantly better score on general health and family cohesion when compared to Australian children from all backgrounds and family contexts.

• For all other health measures there were no statistically significant differences

• 80 per cent of respondents were female parents and 18 per cent were male parent, with two per cent of parents being of other gender.

• Ninety-three per cent of parents are currently in a relationship.

• Australian children with same-sex attracted parents and their families continue to face discrimination in a variety of contexts.

The University of Melbourne led study, is the biggest of its kind to investigate the complete physical, mental and social wellbeing of children with same-sex attracted parents, and in particular the role that stigma and discrimination play in their health and wellbeing.

“There are an increasing number of children with same-sex attracted parents in Australia. International research to date has suggested that these children are doing well in many aspects of their lives, however they are often affected by the discrimination that their families may experience due to parental sexual orientation,” Dr Crouch said.

“These results are promising and we look forward to further findings which we expect later this year,” he said.

Dr Crouch is from the Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program at the McCaughey Vichealth Centre for Community Wellbeing. The program works towards a vision of every child having the opportunity for a fulfilling and healthy life.

[Kemalisté]

Of course; because conservative families treat their children like shit and bind their potential. Children should experience diversities in the world at an early period.

[Mazik]

bump

[Lucifer]

people who can adopt are wealthier than those who can't so this is irrelevant and clearly propaganda.

[portusaus]

Nope. 100% of children "of" fag parents have dreadful and confusing childhoods, and don't reach the same potential as if they were raised in a normal family.

Fuck you and all other degenerate perverts

[Kemalisté]

Nope. 100% of children "of" fag parents have dreadful and confusing childhoods, and don't reach the same potential as if they were raised in a normal family.

Fuck you and all other degenerate perverts

Somebody fuck this guy.

[Mazik]

Nope. 100% of children "of" fag parents have dreadful and confusing childhoods, and don't reach the same potential as if they were raised in a normal family.

Any source to back it up with?

Fuck you and all other degenerate perverts

Relax

[Armand_Duval]

It depends.

On my personal opinion it is healthier for a child to have a home formed by two individuals of different sex, however I think it is better for a child to be under the custody of a mentally healthy and loving gay couple than under the custody of a traditional male and female couple who are disfunctional and even potentially dangerous to children.

[ChocolateFace]

I am led to believe this is propaganda.

I would be interested in hearing the criteria for which "general health and family cohesion" is measured. Almost all results can be swayed and looked at in a context to prove any point. Most of these studies are conducted by people who want to shove homosexuality down everyone's throat this is why they are trying to prove something.

[Teyrn]

Nope. 100% of children "of" fag parents have dreadful and confusing childhoods, and don't reach the same potential as if they were raised in a normal family.

Fuck you and all other degenerate perverts

The children can at times be infected with the diseases of sodomy and buggery, cross-dressing, etc. I wonder if homo erectus could see what his progeny of a million and more years later would think- possibly he'd find a tar pool to stumble into if he could see the mess humanity has become