464 Socio-demographic and psychological characteristics associated to the attitude towards homoparenting

Abstract

Attitude towards homo-parenting is conditioned by several factors, as cultural, social, religious and psychological aspects. In this study we aim to evaluate the role of socio-demographic charateristics, attachment style and masculinity or femininity related to positive and negative attitudes towards homparental couple. We recruited a convenience sample composed by 91 university students and we administered them a psychometric protocol. We invited the individuals to compile a socio-demographic questionnaire was administered, the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) to assess relational patterns, the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BEM) for masculity/femininity, and the D’Amore and Green Same-sex Parenting Scale for attitudes towards same sex parenting. Comparison of means, correlation and regression analyses were performed to evaluate our data. Females revealed a higher attitude in favor of same-sex parenting (females=28.2±5.61 vs. males=24.1±8.87; p<0.01). No correlations among psychological variables as attachment styles and masculinity/femininity traits were found. On the other hand, several sociodemographic characteristics correlates with attitude towards homoparenting. In particular in females a high attitude is associated with positive attitude towards surrogacy (β=.29; p=.006) homosexual marriage (β=.308; p=.003) and dychotomic response to homoparenting (β=.413; p=.0000). While a reverse relation between a high attitude and favorable response to ART (β=-.301; p=.001). Only males favorable to dychotomic response to homoparenting showed high scores to D’Amore and Green Scale (β=.600; p=.0000). No influence of political or religion orientation and relationship status were found.