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Cao H, Mills-Koonce WR, Wood C, et al. Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same-Sex Couples: An Ecological, Stress-Strategy-Adaptation Perspective. J Fam Theory Rev. 2016;8(1):30-59doi: 10.1111/jftr.12124.
Cao, H., Mills-Koonce, W. R., Wood, C., & Fine, M. A. (2016). Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same-Sex Couples: An Ecological, Stress-Strategy-Adaptation Perspective. Journal of family theory & review, 8(1), 30-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12124
Cao, Hongjian, et al. "Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same-Sex Couples: An Ecological, Stress-Strategy-Adaptation Perspective." Journal of family theory & review vol. 8,1 (2016): 30-59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12124
Cao H, Mills-Koonce WR, Wood C, Fine MA. Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same-Sex Couples: An Ecological, Stress-Strategy-Adaptation Perspective. J Fam Theory Rev. 2016 Mar;8(1):30-59. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12124. Epub 2016 Mar 02. PMID: 27458482; PMCID: PMC4957560.
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J Fam Theory Rev. 2016 Mar;8(1):30-59. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12124. Epub 2016 Mar 02.

Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same-Sex Couples: An Ecological, Stress-Strategy-Adaptation Perspective.

Journal of family theory & review

Hongjian Cao, W Roger Mills-Koonce, Claire Wood, Mark A Fine

Affiliations

  1. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 131 Stone Building, Greensboro, NC 27402.

PMID: 27458482 PMCID: PMC4957560 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12124

Abstract

This article reviews the current research on the potential stressors associated with identity transformation experienced by same-sex couples during the transition to parenthood and the coping strategies they employ. By integrating disparate findings into an ecological, stress-strategy-adaptation framework, we demonstrate that the identity transformation experiences among same-sex couples during the transition to parenthood (a) involve various adaptive processes of navigating different stressors via their human agency within multiple nested contexts; (b) are products of the intersections of individual characteristics, relational dynamics, LGBT community culture, and heterosexual sociostructural norms; and (c) are complicated by social contextual factors such as social class, race/ethnicity, family structure, and the sociocultural environment associated with geographic location. Last, several avenues for future inquiry are suggested.

Keywords: Identity; same-sex couple; strategy; stress; transition to parenthood

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