Motives for Desiring Children in Different Sexual-romantic Orientations

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The goal of this cross-sectional study is to compare the motives for the desire to have children in different sexual-romantic orientation. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: Do all orientations have the same motives for the desire to have children? What are the preferred methods for having a child for the different orientations Participants will answer an online questionaire . Researchers will compare the different orientations to see if there are differences.

Official Title
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Motives for Desiring Children in Different Sexual-romantic Orientations: A Cross-sectional Study

Conditions
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Family Characteristics, Sexual Orientation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Questionaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All participants regardless of sex, gender or age Exclusion Criteria: Incomplete questionnaire Under 18 years Caring for a child in a social, economic or educational way (self-report)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Bisexual-Biromantic<br>People that self-identify as bisexual-biromantic | Other: Questionaire<br>* All participants answered an online questionaire. Out of the 837 participants 641 were included<br>|
| Heterosexual-heteroromantic<br>People that self-identify as heterosexual-heteroromantic | Other: Questionaire<br>* All participants answered an online questionaire. Out of the 837 participants 641 were included<br>|
| Homosexual-homoromantic<br>People that self-identify as homosexual-homoromantic | Other: Questionaire<br>* All participants answered an online questionaire. Out of the 837 participants 641 were included<br>|
| Pansexual-panromantic<br>People that self-identify as pansexual-panromantic | Other: Questionaire<br>* All participants answered an online questionaire. Out of the 837 participants 641 were included<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Possible difference in the motive to have a child between different orientations. | The questionnaire, that was answered at baseline, included statements that people rated. There were 5 statement each for each motive and 10 additional statements | At baseline in July/August 2018 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Preferred way to have a child of the different orientations | People with positive wish for child could choose from different possibilities their preferred method (assessed via questionnaire). | At baseline in July/August 2018 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Romantic orientation, Queer, Parenting