Abstract Little is known about the experiences of lesbian and bisexual women with infants or children or about their views on trade-offs required by parenthood. In this study, we examined how reactions to experiences with infants/children, perceived trade-offs of parenthood, and self-reported nurturance vary as a function of women’s sexual orientation. Two hundred cisgender childless women (53 lesbian, 57 plurisexual, 90 heterosexual) from the United States, recruited via social media, participated in this study. Results showed that lesbian women reported more negative attitudes toward infants/children and parenthood than did heterosexual women. Self-reported nurturance did not differ as a function of sexual orientation. Overall, lesbian women reported that they had less favorable experiences with infants and/or children and that they anticipated more social and economic costs involved with parenthood than did heterosexual women. Lesbian women also reported lower aspirations for parenthood than heterosexual women, and this was largely accounted for by differences in perceptions of the trade-offs involved with parenthood. Plurisexual women did not differ from lesbian or heterosexual women on any outcome. These results contribute to our understanding of why lesbian women are, on average, less likely than heterosexual women to aspire to parenthood.

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性少数群体妇女对婴儿，儿童和父母的态度

摘要对于有婴儿或儿童的女同性恋和双性恋女性的经历或他们对父母需要权衡的观点知之甚少。在这项研究中，我们研究了对婴幼儿经历的反应，对父母的权衡取舍以及自我报告的养育方式如何随女性性取向的变化而变化。通过社交媒体招募的来自美国的200名无性别的顺子无子女妇女（53名女同性恋，57名多性恋，90名异性恋）参加了这项研究。结果表明，与异性恋女性相比，女同性恋女性对婴儿/儿童和父母的态度更为消极。自我报告的养育没有因性取向而异。总体，女同性恋妇女报告说，与婴儿和/或儿童相比，她们的亲戚经历较差，而且与异性恋妇女相比，她们预期与父母有关的社会和经济成本更高。与异性恋女性相比，女同性恋女性的父母对抱负的渴望也较低，这在很大程度上是因为对与父母有关的权衡取舍的看法存在差异。雌雄同体的女性在任何结局上均与女同性恋或异性恋女性没有区别。这些结果有助于我们理解为什么女同性恋者平均比异性恋女人更容易追求父母身份。这主要是由于对父母权衡的不同看法所致。雌雄同体的女性在任何结局上均与女同性恋或异性恋女性没有区别。这些结果有助于我们理解为什么女同性恋者平均比异性恋女人更容易追求父母身份。这主要是由于对父母权衡的不同看法所致。雌雄同体的女性在任何结局上均与女同性恋或异性恋女性没有区别。这些结果有助于我们理解为什么女同性恋者平均比异性恋女人更容易追求父母身份。