TY - JOUR
T1 - 'I Was Quite Amazed'
T2 - Donor Conception and Parent-Child Relationships from the Child's Perspective
AU - Blake, Lucy
AU - Casey, Polly
AU - Jadva, Vasanti
AU - Golombok, Susan
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Donor conception and parent-child relationships were explored from the child's perspective. At ages 7 and 10, interview data were obtained from children in 31 donor insemination, 28 egg donation and 51 natural conception families. Children were also administered the MacArthur Story Stem Battery and a family map. Children in all family types reported close and affectionate relationships with their parents, irrespective of the lack of a genetic link between the parent and the child. Of those children who were aware of their donor conception at age 10, most demonstrated an understanding of, and had positive feelings about their donor conception.
AB - Donor conception and parent-child relationships were explored from the child's perspective. At ages 7 and 10, interview data were obtained from children in 31 donor insemination, 28 egg donation and 51 natural conception families. Children were also administered the MacArthur Story Stem Battery and a family map. Children in all family types reported close and affectionate relationships with their parents, irrespective of the lack of a genetic link between the parent and the child. Of those children who were aware of their donor conception at age 10, most demonstrated an understanding of, and had positive feelings about their donor conception.
KW - Children's perspectives
KW - Donor conception
KW - Donor insemination
KW - Egg donation
KW - Family relationships
KW - Parent-child relationships
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U2 - 10.1111/chso.12014
DO - 10.1111/chso.12014
M3 - Article (journal)
AN - SCOPUS:84907948703
SN - 0951-0605
VL - 28
SP - 425
EP - 437
JO - Children and Society
JF - Children and Society
IS - 6
ER -