| Title: |
To build a family: exploring preferred paths to parenthood among plurisexual individuals without children |
| Authors: |
Gato, J.; Vázquez, I.; Coimbra, S.; Santos, I.; Dore, I.; Shenkman, G.; Janowicz, K; Ciesielski, P.; Tasker, Fiona |
| Publisher Information: |
Taylor and Francis |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Birkbeck University of London: BIROn - Birkbeck Institutional Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
School of Psychological Sciences |
| Description: |
Aims/Background: Limited research has examined family-building strategies among plurisexual individuals. Culture and gender are essential determinants of parenthood prospects among individuals with minoritized sexual identities. For plurisexual individuals, the partner’s gender also seems to play a critical role. Our investigation aimed to explore cisgender plurisexual individuals’ preferred paths to parenthood considering their country of origin, gender, and partner’s gender. Design/Method: We examined associations between preferred pathways to parenthood and country, gender, and partner’s gender among 405 cisgender plurisexual individuals aged between 18 and 45 years (M = 25.76; SD = 5.57), from Portugal (n = 140; 34.9%), Israel (n = 78; 19.3%), Poland (n = 85; 21%), and the UK (n = 102; 25.2%). Results: Overall, couple adoption and sexual intercourse were the most chosen pathways to parenthood, and self-insemination and co-parenting were the least chosen. Participants from Poland and the United Kingdom were less likely to choose artificial insemination, single adoption, and self-insemination than their Portuguese counterparts. Women were more likely than men to choose artificial insemination. Individuals in different-gender relationships were more likely to choose sexual intercourse as a means of having children than were those in same-gender relationships, and the opposite was true for artificial insemination. Conclusion: Country, gender, and the partner’s gender influence plurisexual individuals’ choice of some parenthood pathways. Psychological and reproductive counselling should consider these aspects. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0264-6838 |
| Relation: |
https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/56620/1/JG%20IVSCISIDGSKJPC%26FT%20accep%205Aug2025%20To%20build%20a%20family%20preferred%20paths%20into%20parenthood%20plurisexual%20JRIP.pdf; Gato, J. and Vázquez, I. and Coimbra, S. and Santos, I. and Dore, I. and Shenkman, G. and Janowicz, K and Ciesielski, P. and Tasker, Fiona (2025) To build a family: exploring preferred paths to parenthood among plurisexual individuals without children. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology , ISSN 0264-6838. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/02646838.2025.2547920 |
| Availability: |
https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/56620/; https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/56620/1/JG%20IVSCISIDGSKJPC%26FT%20accep%205Aug2025%20To%20build%20a%20family%20preferred%20paths%20into%20parenthood%20plurisexual%20JRIP.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2025.2547920 |
| Rights: |
cc_by_4 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.7FCB921D |
| Database: |
BASE |