Posting another academic study request, this time for research on teens with LGB parents. This one has a personal tone for me, not because I have teens (my son is six), but because I’ve interviewed the lead researcher, Abbie Goldberg, about her latest book on LGBT parents and on some earlier research about lesbian and bisexual mothers. She’s been helpful for a few other pieces I’ve written, too, whenever I need specifics on some bit of psychological research. Please help her out in turn!
Listening to the Missing Voices of Teens/Young Adults with Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual Parents – Perspectives on Marriage Equality
We are looking for participants for a project exploring the perspectives of adolescents and young adults with lesbian, gay, and bisexual parents. This study will recruit individuals between the age of 14 and 25 who have LGB parents, in an effort to gain their perspectives on marriage equality. We are interested in recruiting participants from various backgrounds/family situations, such as those whose parents have obtained civil unions, civil marriage, and domestic partnerships, as well as those whose parents have been unable or unwilling to obtain these types of partnership recognition. We are interested in learning about how youth and young adults have been impacted by marriage equality and marriage inequality, as well as their general opinions on this topic.
If interested, please contact Abbie Goldberg, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Clark University agoldberg@clarku.edu, or 508-793-7289. Participants will complete confidential telephone interviews (approximately 30 minutes to one hour) with Dr. Goldberg or a trained graduate research assistant.
Dr. Goldberg is the author of Lesbian and Gay Parents and their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle, a book that was published by APA in September of 2009. At http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/goldberg you can see a sample list of her publications.