Longitudinal study of legal status, stigma, and well-being among diverse couples

对不同夫妇的法律地位、耻辱和幸福感的纵向研究

• 批准号: 8653840
• 负责人: KIMBERLY FERN BALSAM
• 金额: $ 24.59万
• 依托单位: PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-03-15 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8653840
• 关键词: Adult; Affect; Area; Bisexual; Characteristics; Conflict (Psychology); Couples; Development; Discrimination; Distress; District of Columbia; Ecosystem; Family; Follow-Up Studies; Friendships; Gays; Gender; Geographic state; Goals; Grant; Growth and Development function; Health; Heterosexuals; Household; Human; Individual; Interview; Investments; Kentucky; Learning; Legal; Legal Rights; Legal Status; Lesbian; Longitudinal Studies; Longitudinal Surveys; Marriage; Methods; Minority; Online Systems; Personal Satisfaction; Phase; Population Heterogeneity; Psychosocial Factor; Public Health; Public Policy; Publishing; Recruitment Activity; Reporting; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Role; Sampling; Sex Orientation; Siblings; Social support; Spouses; Statutes and Laws; Stress; Surveys; Time; United States; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Vermont; Washington; Women' s Health; cohort; demographics; follow-up; health related quality of life; improved; intimate behavior; men; psychologic; psychological distress; same-sex marriage; satisfaction; sex; social; social stigma; theories

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a research grant application (R01) to conduct a comprehensive, mixed-methods longitudinal survey of a cohort of same-sex and heterosexual couples to examine how legalized status, sexual orientation, gender, and other psychosocial variables affect relationship and individual well-being over time. Although there has been much progress made in reducing social and institutional discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people over the past two decades, same-sex couples are still unable to obtain legalized relationships in most areas of the United States. Of the few U.S. states to grant same-sex couples legal rights, Vermont was the first with civil union legislation in 2000. In 2002 we conducted a survey of same-sex couples who obtained a civil union in Vermont during the first year the legislation was available; we also surveyed matched comparisons of same-sex couples who did not obtain civil unions and heterosexual married couples. In 2005 we conducted a 3-year follow up study to examine the effects of legalization as well as predictors of relationship quality. The proposed grant is to conduct a comprehensive, mixed-methods follow-up study of all three types of couples in 2012. By surveying couples 10 years after the original study, we will be able to identify both cross- sectional and longitudinal factors that influence relationship and personal well-being for same- sex and heterosexual couples. Given that same-sex marriage is now available in 5 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, this study will also allow us to examine whether marriage is associated with greater well-being than other forms of legalization among same-sex couples. The proposed grant is a partnership between investigators at the University of Washington, San Diego State University, and University of Kentucky. The investigative team will conduct a two-phase study in which we will (1) conduct a comprehensive survey examining demographics, relationship factors, minority stress, and well-being among all three types of couples, including those who dissolved their relationships, and (2) conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with purposively selected couples and individuals from the larger sample. As the first comprehensive longitudinal study of legalized relationships among same-sex couples, the proposed study has important public health implications as it seeks to understand how public policies and other social and interpersonal factors can affect optimal adult development and functioning over time, especially in the area of intimate relationships and psychological well- being. This application reflects NICHD's goals to improve the health of women, men, and families and to learn about human growth and development.

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一项研究赠款应用程序（R01），旨在对同性和异性恋夫妇组成的全面，混合方法进行纵向调查，以研究合法化的状态，性取向，性别和其他心理社会变量如何影响关系和个人的福祉。尽管在减少对女同性恋，男同性恋和双性恋者的社会和机构歧视方面取得了很多进展，但在过去的二十年中，同性夫妇仍然无法在美国大多数地区获得合法关系。在少数美国授予同性夫妇合法权利的州中，佛蒙特州是2000年首次与民事联盟立法的法律权利。2002年，我们对同性夫妇进行了一项调查，他们在第一年就在佛蒙特州获得了公民联盟。我们还调查了没有获得民间工会和异性婚姻夫妇的同性夫妇的比较。 2005年，我们进行了为期3年的随访研究，以研究合法化的影响以及关系质量的预测指标。拟议的赠款是在2012年对所有三种类型的夫妇进行全面的混合方法后续研究。通过在原始研究后10年对夫妇进行调查，我们将能够确定影响相同性别和异性恋夫妇的横断面和纵向因素。鉴于现在在美国5个州和哥伦比亚特区可以使用同性婚姻，这项研究还将使我们能够检查婚姻是否与同性夫妇之间的其他形式的合法化相比，婚姻是否更大。 拟议的赠款是华盛顿大学，圣地亚哥州立大学和肯塔基大学的调查人员之间的合作伙伴关系。调查团队将进行两阶段的研究，我们将（1）在所有三种类型的夫妻中，包括那些解散其关系的人，以及（2）对较大样本中的有目的选择的夫妻和个人进行深入的定性访谈。作为对同性夫妇之间合法关系的首次全面纵向研究，拟议的研究具有重要的公共卫生影响，因为它试图了解公共政策以及其他社会和人际交往因素如何影响最佳的成人发展和随着时间的流逝，尤其是在亲密关系和心理福祉的领域。该应用反映了NICHD的目标，即改善妇女，男性和家庭的健康，并了解人类的成长和发展。