TY - JOUR
T1 - Explaining couple cohesion in different types of gay families
AU - van Eeden-Moorefield, Brad
AU - Pasley, Kay
AU - Crosbie-Burnett, Margaret
AU - King, Erin
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - This Internet-based study used data from a convenience sample of 176 gay men in current partnerships to examine differences in outness, cohesion, and relationship quality between three types of gay male couples: first cohabiting partnerships, repartnerships, and gay stepfamilies. Also, we tested whether relationship quality mediated the link between outness and cohesion and the moderating role of type of relationship. Results showed that those in first cohabiting partnerships had the lowest levels of relationship quality and cohesion, whereas those in gay stepfamilies reported having the highest levels of relationship quality and those in repartnerships reported the highest levels of cohesion. For all couples, the link between outness and cohesion was partially mediated by relationship quality, and this was moderated for those in repartnerships.
AB - This Internet-based study used data from a convenience sample of 176 gay men in current partnerships to examine differences in outness, cohesion, and relationship quality between three types of gay male couples: first cohabiting partnerships, repartnerships, and gay stepfamilies. Also, we tested whether relationship quality mediated the link between outness and cohesion and the moderating role of type of relationship. Results showed that those in first cohabiting partnerships had the lowest levels of relationship quality and cohesion, whereas those in gay stepfamilies reported having the highest levels of relationship quality and those in repartnerships reported the highest levels of cohesion. For all couples, the link between outness and cohesion was partially mediated by relationship quality, and this was moderated for those in repartnerships.
KW - cohesion
KW - gay couples
KW - relationship quality
KW - stepfamilies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856154978&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0192513X11418180
DO - 10.1177/0192513X11418180
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856154978
SN - 0192-513X
VL - 33
SP - 182
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Family Issues
JF - Journal of Family Issues
IS - 2
ER -