Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward parenthood following gamete donation in Italy

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1111/fare.13194

Chiara Fusco, Pietro De Carli, Vasanti Jadva, Alessandra Santona

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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to explore the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward parenthood following gamete donation among the general population in Italy.

Background

In Western societies, where genetic continuity often defines kinship, couples using gamete donation to conceive may face societal stigma and lack of acknowledgment, potentially impacting their well-being. As openness about donor conception is encouraged in donor-conceived families' social networks, research on public perceptions of parenthood after gamete donation is necessary.

Method

Six hundred twenty-four participants completed an online survey exploring their beliefs toward parenthood after gamete donation. Participants also assessed hypothetical parental abilities in five randomly presented scenarios depicting couples having a child using different conception methods.

Results

Participants showed limited knowledge of donor conception pathways and positive beliefs about parenthood following donor conception. Greater concerns were expressed regarding parenting abilities in spontaneously conceiving couples compared to those using donor and nondonor assisted reproduction technologies and concerns about the stability of relationships in donor-conceiving couples.

Conclusion

Couples using donor assisted reproduction technologies are perceived as more committed to parenthood despite concerns about genetic asymmetry and limited understanding of donor conception.

Implications

The societal unawareness of donor conception may present challenges for families in legitimizing their family building within their social contexts.

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目的探讨意大利普通人群配子捐献后对为人父母的认识、信念和态度。在西方社会，基因连续性通常定义亲属关系，使用配子捐赠怀孕的夫妇可能会面临社会耻辱和缺乏认可，这可能会影响他们的幸福。由于捐赠家庭的社会网络鼓励公开捐赠受孕，因此有必要研究配子捐赠后公众对亲子关系的看法。方法624名参与者完成了一项在线调查，探讨他们在配子捐赠后对父母身份的看法。参与者还在五个随机呈现的场景中评估了假设的父母能力，这些场景描述了使用不同受孕方法生育孩子的夫妇。结果参与者对供体受孕途径的认识有限，对供体受孕后为人父母的态度积极。与使用捐赠和非捐赠辅助生殖技术的夫妇相比，人们对自发受孕夫妇的养育能力表示了更大的担忧，并对捐赠受孕夫妇关系的稳定性表示了更大的担忧。结论尽管存在遗传不对称的担忧和对捐赠受孕的了解有限，但使用捐赠辅助生殖技术的夫妇被认为更有义务成为父母。社会对供体受孕的不了解可能会给家庭在其社会背景下合法化其家庭建设带来挑战。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.