Demographic, parental, and geographical differences in perceived pressure to get married among Chinese sexual minorities

Abstract

This study examined the individual differences in perceived pressure to get married among Chinese LGB individuals in terms of demographic, parental, and geographical factors (N = 408, M age = 25.9, SD = 4.8). For parental factors, LGB individuals with mothers employed in non-government system and parents having below college education level experienced higher pressure than their counterparts. For geographical variables, LGB individuals who were born and raised in North China and in villages or towns experienced higher pressure than those in South China and prefecture-level cities, respectively. The results implicated that the intervention and health service should be provided for target LGB population.