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Famiglie contemporanee. Nuove concezioni, vecchi pregiudizi. Risposta ai commenti
No full textGli autori rispondono ai commenti rivolti al loro lavoro "Lingiardi, V., & Carone, N. (2016). Madri lesbiche, padri gay: genitori de-generati?. Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, 43(1-2), 57-79.Authors reply to comments on their work "Lingiardi, V., & Carone, N. (2016). Madri lesbiche, padri gay: genitori de-generati?. Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, 43(1-2), 57-79"
Untangling Caregiving Role From Parent Gender in Coparenting Research: Insights From Gay Two-Father Families.
No full textResearch suggests that heterosexual fathers display similar parenting behaviors as
heterosexual mothers, and have an analogous influence on children’s development (Fagan et al.,
2014; Volling and Cabrera, 2019; Volling and Palkowitz, 2021). However, claims that heterosexual
fathers make a unique contribution to children’s development (Jeynes, 2016) persist, often
attributed to evolved differences between males and females (Paquette, 2004). Additionally,
heterosexual mothers and fathers typically take on distinct coparenting roles, with mothers
assuming more non-paid tasks (e.g., Yavorky et al., 2015) and devoting two to three times as much
time with their children, relative to fathers (Cabrera et al., 2018).
The increasing number of gay two-father families worldwide (Berkowitz, 2020; Blake et al.,
2017; Carone et al., 2021) may allow us to expand our theoretical understanding of coparenting and
child development within diverse family structures. Uniquely, gay two-father families involve two
fathers and no mother, and both parents have a non-heterosexual orientation. Additionally,
depending on whether surrogacy or adoption was used, either one or two of the fathers is
biologically unrelated to their child, respectively. Accordingly, research with gay two-father
families promises novel and significant insight into coparenting dynamics.
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To date, with few exceptions (e.g., Carone et al., 2017; Farr, 2019; Farr and Patterson, 2013;
Tornello et al., 2015; van Rijn-van Gelderen et al., 2020), coparenting research has focused on
heterosexual two-parent families with biological children (Feinberg, 2003; McHale and Irace,
2011). In such families, caregiving roles are generally defined according to parent gender. Potential
variations in coparenting according to parents’ sexual orientation and parent–child (non-)biological
relatedness (and the interaction between these factors) have not been addressed. Since research has
documented the unique predictive power of coparenting for child adjustment across developmental
stages (Teubert and Pinquart, 2010), it seems fundamental to examine the extent to which
coparenting is influenced by parent gender and caregiving role, while accounting for the
contribution of parent sexual orientation and biological (non-)relatedness.
This opinion article presents recent findings relating to gay fathers (through adoption and
surrogacy) to differentiate the effects of parent gender and caregiving role, identifying the unique
and joint contributions of these factors to coparenting behaviors. Given that less research about
coparenting has focused on gay fathers than lesbian mothers, where relevant, studies with the latter
group are also included
Family Alliance and Intergenerational Transmission of Coparenting in Gay and Heterosexual Single-Father Families through Surrogacy: Associations with Child Attachment Security
No full textParents tend to internalize the coparenting model they experienced during childhood and enact it in their coparenting relationships as adults. These interactive patterns may, in turn, shape their children’s internal working models of attachment relationships. The present study recruited 31 gay and 28 heterosexual single-father families through surrogacy to examine family alliance quality and the mediating role of observed supportive and conflictual coparenting in the association between the coparenting quality single fathers experienced in their families of origin and the attachment security of their children. All single fathers lived in Italy, were cisgender and White, and had a child aged 6–12 years (M = 97.73 months; SD = 20.48; 47.5% girls) who they coparented with nonparental caregivers (i.e., 33 grandparents, 18 babysitters, 8 uncles/aunts). Families did not differ in family alliance dimensions based on fathers’ sexual orientation. Additionally, single fathers who experienced greater coparenting quality in their families of origin demonstrated lower levels of conflictual coparenting, which, in turn, were associated with greater child attachment security. In contrast, observed supportive coparenting did not mediate this relation. The results emphasize the need to reconceptualize the dyadic coparental unit in single-father surrogacy families to include extended family members and nonrelatives
Ghosts in the same-sex families. Il donatore di seme e la portatrice nell'immaginario delle famiglie omogenitoriali
No full textQuesto lavoro di propone di esplorare in che modo si costruisce la genitorialità omosessuale nel momento in cui ci si confronta con la presenza di un terzo soggetto biologicamente implicato nella nascita del proprio figlio. Da un punto di vista clinico, non sappiamo quali destini attendono queste nuove geometrie familiari, anche se gli studi finora condotti ci offrono risultati rassicuranti. Certamente è importante condurre ricerche sul campo a cui far seguire riflessioni teoriche sulle forme possibili di omogenitorialità e riconoscere che la famiglia costituita da una madre e da un padre è soltanto uno dei contesti in cui la genitorialità può realizzarsi
Carone Giuseppe. — Il turismo nell'economia internazionale
No full textC A. Carone Giuseppe. — Il turismo nell'economia internazionale. In: Population, 15ᵉ année, n°3, 1960. p. 562
Childhood abuse and neglect experiences, Hostile-Helpless attachment, and reflective functioning in mentally ill filicidal mothers
No full textThe present study represents the first empirical investigation of the mechanisms–a Hostile-Helpless (HH) attachment and reflective functioning (RF)–through which childhood abuse and neglect (CA&N) experiences may impact a mother’s likelihood to commit filicide. The sample was comprised of 46 mentally ill mothers. Differences in attachment-derived risk variables between filicidal mothers (FM) and non-filicidal mothers (NFM) were also examined. FM (n = 23) reported lower RF, higher HH attachment, and a more severe history of CA&N, compared to NFM (n = 23), but did not differ on the severity of childhood experiences of loss of and/or separation from attachment figures. Bayesian analysis indicated that the mediated effect of more severe CA&N on the likelihood of committing filicide through higher HH attachment was significantly amplified by lower RF. A developmental interpretation of filicide is proposed and clinical implications for prevention and attachment-based interventions with at-risk mother–child dyads are discussed
Childhood maltreatment in maternal helpless caregiving: The mediating role of defensive functioning
No full textThe present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study examined the associations between various childhood maltreatment experiences and maternal helpless caregiving (i.e., a state experienced by caregivers who feel overwhelmed and unable to manage both their child's behavior and their own emotional responses to it), also focusing on the mediating role of defensive functioning in this relationship. Participants included 348 cisgender, heterosexual partnered mothers (M = 38.44, SD = 6.04), mostly White, all living in Italy with children aged 3-11 (M = 6.50, SD = 2.53; 47.13% assigned female at birth). All participants identified as the primary caregivers for their children. Mediation analysis indicated that emotional abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect had a significant direct effect on maternal helplessness. However, physical abuse did not show a direct association with helpless caregiving. Furthermore, the indirect association between childhood emotional abuse and maternal helpless caregiving through overall defensive functioning was significant. Specifically, mothers who reported greater emotional abuse in their childhood showed less mature defensive functioning, which in turn was associated with higher levels of maternal helplessness. The findings underscore the profound effects of childhood maltreatment, particularly emotional abuse, on maternal helpless caregiving. These insights contribute to understanding the complex interplay between past traumas and current caregiving capacities, offering directions for interventions to prevent and treat maternal helplessness by focusing on developing more adaptive defensive functioning
Le famiglie omogenitoriali. Teorie, clinica e ricerca
No full textLe famiglie omogenitoriali possono comporsi in modi differenti, non tutti riconosciuti dal sistema giuridico italiano. Al variare delle geometrie familiari contemporanee, il coordinarsi degli aspetti tecnici, affettivi, corporei, legali, economici ed etici implicati nel “fare famiglia” diventa più complesso e, per qualcuno, anche perturbante, poiché la famiglia non coincide con l’immagine di un uomo e di una donna cisgender, sposati, monogami, eterosessuali e fertili.
Il volume presenta la genitorialità, lo sviluppo psicologico e la qualità delle relazioni genitori-figlie/figli nelle differenti forme che le famiglie omogenitoriali possono assumere, in particolare quelle che hanno fatto ricorso alla procreazione medicalmente assistita e alla gestazione per altri. Scritto alla luce delle più recenti evidenze empiriche e dei modelli teorici più attuali nell’ambito della psicologia familiare, evolutiva e dinamico-clinica, questo libro costituisce un riferimento essenziale per le studentesse e gli studenti dei corsi di laurea in psicologia, nonché per tutte le professioniste e i professionisti impegnati nel lavoro con le famiglie, omogenitoriali e non
Adozione e omogenitorialità: l'abbandono di Edipo?
No full textSebbene importanti studi abbiano dimostrato che lo sviluppo dei bambini cresciuti da genitori omosessuali sia del tutto paragonabile a quello dei bambini cresciuti da genitori eterosessuali, il fatto che lesbiche e gay possano essere (buoni) genitori desta ancora accesi dibattiti. In questo contributo, necessariamente sintetico, ci chiediamo: l’essere adottato da genitori dello stesso sesso comporta ulteriori difficoltà al percorso evolutivo di un bambino con una precedente storia di abbandono? Il tema è delicato e complesso, in quanto coinvolge non solo adulti consapevoli, ma anche bambini chiamati a ricostruire la propria appartenenza, elaborare l’esperienza di perdita e formare nuove relazioni di attaccamento. Dopo una lettura della tematica adottiva alla luce del mito di Edipo, che è mito di abbandono e adozione, considereremo il complesso edipico alla luce della genitorialità di persone gay e lesbiche. Per finire chiedendoci: “qual è l’interesse del bambino?”.Although substantial research has demonstrated that children of lesbian and gay parents develop in ways that are similar to those of heterosexual parents, families with lesbian and gay parents remain controversial. We know that most adopted children have a history of abandonment. In this paper, which is necessarily brief, we reflect on the possibility that children adopted by gay or lesbian couples have to face more difficulties than those adopted by heterosexual couples. The subject is delicate and complex since it involves not only responsible adults, but also children who have to reconstruct their belonging, work out the loss of their biological parents, and establish new attachment relationships. After reading the adoptive theme in the light of Oedipus’ myth, which is a myth of abandonment and adoption, we consider the oedipal complex in the light of same-sex parenting. Finally, we ask: “What is in the best interest of the child?
Legami d'amore. I rapporti di potere nelle relazioni amorose.
No full textPerché nelle relazioni amorose tendono a prevalere i rapporti di dominio e di sottomissione? Perché è così difficile riconoscere e accettare l’autonomia dell’altro? A partire dal rapporto madre-bambino e dalla creazione di ciò che consideriamo “maschile” e “femminile”, Legami d’amore ricostruisce la struttura del dominio erotico e ci aiuta a capire le ragioni per cui un atto d’amore può trasformarsi in pratica di sottomissione. Jessica Benjamin ripercorre con sguardo lucido e consapevole le diverse teorie psicoanalitiche, alla ricerca delle condizioni che impediscono a uomini e donne di riconoscersi reciprocamente come soggetti. Venticinque anni dopo la sua prima edizione, Legami d’amore diventa un classico che rivoluziona il modo in cui intendiamo l’infanzia e le sessualità alla luce dello sforzo di diventare soggetti, tra aspirazione al potere e necessità della dipendenza. Questo volume contiene anche “Legami d’amore: guardandomi indietro”, un nuovo scritto in cui Jessica Benjamin ricorda i momenti che hanno preceduto la scrittura del volume e sottolinea come i temi trattati siano quanto mai attuali
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