Child Rearing Styles of Queer Parents in Relation to Child Adjustments

This study focused on determining the child-rearing styles of queer parents about child adjustment. The case study was used to determine the unique experiences of the subject participants. Eight queer parents and eight children of queer parents participated in the study. Further, the researcher used unstructured interviews in collecting the research data. The results revealed that most of the queer parents belonged within the age range of more than 40, gay men and lesbian women, unmarried and living with no partner, Roman Catholic, Ilokano and Tagalog, college graduate, self-employed with a monthly family income of 20,001 – 30,000, and with one child. Moreover, most of the male and female child participants were under 17, first-born child with one sibling, belonged to household members of three, nephews of queer parents and lived with their non-biological parents for more than 14 years. There is an emerging theme derived from the experiences of queer parents, such as their experiences in various aspects of parenthood. The queer parents' child-rearing styles were lax parenting style and disciplinarian style. Two emerging themes derived from the participants' experiences, such as their lived experiences consisting of three sub-themes: being raised by non-biological parents, being bullied and having conflict with parents. Similarly, two sub-themes were derived from the theme description of the present life, such as comfortable life and crossing to life challenges. The child adjustment that emerged was psychosocial. The emerging well-being of the child participants was life contentment. The emerging sub-themes under the description of parents' way of rearing a child were composed of imposition of discipline, provision of basic needs and inculcation of the value of education. The child participants were appreciative and satisfied with the kind of life they had. Since most of the parents were single, the government through the local government units may properly disseminate the Solo Parent Act as to benefits and privileges under the law through series of

这项研究旨在填补菲律宾同性恋家庭研究领域的空白，探讨和描述了同性恋父母的育儿方式，分析这些育儿方式对孩子适应性的影响；由此了解同性恋父母在育儿过程中的经历和挑战，考察同性恋父母抚养的孩子的生活经历和心理社会适应情况。

研究采用案例研究法来探究受试者的独特经历。八名同性恋父母和八名同性恋父母的孩子参与了这项研究。研究者通过非结构化访谈收集研究数据。结果显示，大多数同性恋父母年龄在40岁以上，包括男同性恋和女同性恋，未婚且无伴侣，信仰罗马天主教，属于伊洛卡诺族和塔加洛族，大学毕业，自雇，月收入在20,001-30,000比索之间，有一个孩子。此外，大多数男女孩子参与者年龄在17岁以下，是家中的长子/长女，有一个兄弟姐妹，属于三人家庭成员，是同性恋父母的侄子/侄女，与非亲生父母生活超过14年。

这项研究的结论表明，尽管同性恋父母家庭面临一些独特的挑战，但他们能够为孩子提供良好的抚养环境。同性恋父母主要采用宽松型和严厉型的育儿方式，注重实施纪律、提供基本需求和灌输教育价值观。虽然孩子们可能经历被非亲生父母抚养、遭受欺凌和与父母发生冲突等情况，但他们普遍表现出良好的心理社会适应和生活满足感。研究发现，孩子们对自己的生活方式表示感激和满意。考虑到大多数同性恋父母是单身的，研究建议政府加强对《单亲父母法案》的宣传，以确保这些家庭能够获得必要的支持和福利。