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Children of Single Fathers Created by Surrogacy: Psychosocial Adjustment Considerations and Implications for Research and Practice

dc.contributor.authorPereira, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-07T09:36:33Z
dc.date.available2022-11-07T09:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-28
dc.description.abstractThe existence of single-father families formed by surrogacy is becoming a more visible reality, even though this type of family organization is still perceived with stigma and negative attitudes by more traditional sectors of society, because it raises some concerns regarding the psychosocial well-being of children who are born into single-fathers’ families via surrogacy, and in many cases, to gay single men who wish to become fathers. On the other hand, available research on the psychosocial well-being of these children is still very scarce and limited to a handful of Western countries. Hence, it is of utmost importance to examine studies that explore the psychosocial adjustment of these children. In this mini review, I show that all the studies revised demonstrate the good psychosocial adjustment of these children, and that they are as likely to flourish as children born into traditional families, even if they may find themselves exposed to prejudice and stigma. In conclusion, single fatherhood and surrogacy do not contribute to any adverse consequences to the children’s psychosocial development and adjustment, and there is no observed evidence to why single men, irrespective of their sexual orientation, should not be fathers via surrogacy. Finally, implications for future research and interventions are also discussed.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children9111644pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12372
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChildrenpt_PT
dc.subjectSingle fatherspt_PT
dc.subjectSurrogacypt_PT
dc.subjectPsychosocial adjustmentpt_PT
dc.subjectMini reviewpt_PT
dc.titleChildren of Single Fathers Created by Surrogacy: Psychosocial Adjustment Considerations and Implications for Research and Practicept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1644pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleChildrenpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
person.familyNamePereira
person.givenNameHenrique
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person.identifier.ciencia-id4011-59E2-6744
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9448-682X
person.identifier.ridAAD-4719-2021
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55680857300
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