{"id":534,"date":"2016-04-27T20:17:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T20:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:24:32","slug":"peer-reviewed-publications-on-adoption-and-lgb-parenting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/peer-reviewed-publications-on-adoption-and-lgb-parenting\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer-Reviewed Publications on Adoption and LGB Parenting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goldberg, A. E., Silvert, L., & Siracusa, L. (2025). Experiences with school-based sexuality education among adopted adolescents with lesbian and gay parents.<\/a> Family Relations.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/fare.70058<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Siracusa, L., Shuster, S., & Brodzinsky, D. (2025). \u201cThere may be a genetic tendency\u2026\u201d: How adoptive parents understand and communicate about substance use and risk behaviors with their adolescent children<\/a>. Children & Youth Services Review, 171.<\/em><\/p>\n

Martin, J., Abreu, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2025). \u201cI always viewed myself as a parent\u201d: Parenting among Latinx cisgender sexually diverse people: An intersectional family systems approach.<\/a> Family Process, 64<\/em>(1).<\/em> htttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/famp.70010<\/p>\n

Siegel, M., Steyrl, D., Goldberg, A. E.<\/strong>, Nicholson, A., & Zemp, M. (2025). Minority stress and structural stigma predict well-being in European LGBTQ+ parents. Journal of Marriage & Family<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jomf.13071<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Brodzinsky, D. (2025). Thinking about the birth father: Loss, longing, ambivalence, and indifference among adopted adolescents with lesbian mothers<\/a>. Infant & Child Development. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/icd.2561<\/a><\/p>\n

Logan, M., Heberle, A., & Goldberg, A. E. (2025). \u201cI want to support her but also want to protect her\u201d: The gendered parenting practices of LGBTQ+ parents<\/a>. Children & Youth Services Review, 169.<\/em><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Toomey, R., & Abreu, R. (2024). \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d: Implications for outness and desire to move among LGBTQ parents in Florida<\/a>. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13178-024-00982-9<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E.,<\/strong> Silvert, L., & Farr, R. (2024). Family building desires among adopted adolescents with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents.<\/a> Family Relations. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/fare.13042<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Gabriele-Black, K. (2024). To tell or not to tell: Disclosure experiences and perceived microaggressions among adopted adolescents with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents.<\/a> Journal of Adolescent Research. <\/em>Advance online publication.<\/p>\n

 Goldberg, A. E., Abreu, R., & Flores, A. (2024). Perceived impact of the parental rights in education bill (\u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d) on LGBTQ+ parents in Florida<\/a>. The Counseling Psychologist<\/em>, 52<\/em>(2), 224-266.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Virginia, H., McCormick, N., Logan, M., & Silvert, L. (2023). If we only knew\u2026\u201d: An exploratory study of parents of adopted adolescents seeking residential treatment.<\/a> Children & Youth Services Review<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.childyouth.2023.107053<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Abreu, R. (2023). LGBTQ parent concerns and parent-child communication about the Parental Rights in Education Bill (\u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d) in Florida.<\/a> Family Relations. <\/em>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/fare.12894<\/a><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2022). LGBTQ-parent families: Diversity, intersectionality, and social context.<\/a> Current Opinion in Psychology. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2022.101517<\/a><\/p>\n

Siegel, M., Legler, M., Fortese, N., Goldberg, A. E., & Zemp, M. (2022). Minority stress and positive identity aspects in members of LGBTQ+ parent families: Literature review and a study protocol for a mixed-methods evidence synthesis.<\/a> Childhood, 9(<\/em>9), 1364.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., McCormick, N., Kironde, E., Virginia, H., & Logan, M. (2022). White parents of adopted Black children in an era of racial reckoning: Challenges, tensions, and strategies.<\/a> Journal of Marriage & Family, 84, <\/em>1314-1334.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Virginia, H. (2022). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents\u2019 perspectives on their adopted children\u2019s puberty and approaches to puberty-related communication<\/a>. Journal of Family Communication, 22, <\/em>248-270. <\/em><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Brodzinsky, D., Singer, J., & Crozier, P. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on child welfare-involved families: Implications for parent-child reunification and child welfare professionals.<\/a> Developmental Child Welfare. <\/em>https:\/\/org\/10.1177\/25161032211045257<\/a><\/p>\n

Gabriele-Black, K. A., Goldberg, A. E., Manley, M., & Frost, R. (2021). \u201cLife is already hard enough\u201d: Lesbian and gay adoptive parents\u2019 experiences and concerns after the 2016 presidential election.<\/a> Couple & Family Psychology, 10,<\/em> 103\u2013123.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., McCormick, N., & Virginia, H. (2020). Parenting in a pandemic: Work-family arrangements, well-being, and intimate relationships among adoptive parents.<\/a> Family Relations<\/em>. org\/10.1111\/fare.12528<\/a><\/p>\n

Lee, B. R., Wyman Battalen, A., Brodzinsky, D. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2020). Parent, child, and adoption characteristics associated with post-adoption support needs.<\/a> Social Work Research, 44,<\/em> 21-32.<\/p>\n

Frost, R. L., & Goldberg, A. E. (2020). \u201cPeople said we were nuts \u2026 I understand what they were saying now\u201d: The transition to parenthood in sibling group adoption<\/a>. Children & Youth Services Review, 116. <\/em>doi:1016\/j.childyouth.2020.105209<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Tornello, S., Farr, R., Smith, J. Z., & Miranda, L. (2020). Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among transgender adults.<\/a>  Children & Youth Services Review, 109. <\/em>doi: 10.1016\/j.childyouth.2019.104699<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Garcia, R. (2020). Community characteristics, victimization, and psychological adjustment among school-aged adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents.<\/a> Frontiers in Psychology, 11<\/em>(372).<\/em> doi: 10.3389\/fpsyg.2020.00372<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R. F., Manley, M., McCormick, N. M., Smith, J. Z., & Brodzinsky, D. B. (2020). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents\u2019 experiences with pediatricians: A mixed-methods study<\/a>. Adoption Quarterly, 23, <\/em>27-62.<\/p>\n

Frost, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2020). Adopting again: A qualitative study of the second transition to parenthood in adoptive families.<\/a> Adoption Quarterly, 23, <\/em>85-109.<\/p>\n

Wyman Battalen, A. W., Goldberg, A. E., Brodzinsky, D., McRoy, R., & Hawkins, S. S. (2019). Heterosexual, gay, and lesbian adoptive parents\u2019 help seeking and service satisfaction of pediatricians and mental health providers.<\/a> Developmental Child Welfare, 1<\/em>(3), 233-250.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R. F., Miranda, L., & Kahn, E. (2019). LGBTQ individuals\u2019 experiences with delays and disruptions in the foster care and adoption process.<\/a> Children & Youth Services Review, 106. <\/em>doi:1016\/j.childyouth.2019.104466<\/a><\/p>\n

Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2019). Foster youths\u2019 educational challenges and supports: Perspectives of teachers, foster parents, and former foster youth<\/a>. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.<\/em> doi: 1007\/s10560-019-00640-9<\/p>\n

Frank, E.,  <\/sup>Manley, M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2019). Parental naming practices in same-sex adoptive families<\/a>. Family Relations, 68, <\/em>580-595.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R. F., Manley, M., & McCormick, N. M. (2019). Conceived through rape\/incest?: Adoptive parents\u2019 experiences managing uncertainty and disclosure surrounding their children\u2019s origins.<\/a> Family Process<\/em>. doi: 1111\/famp.12491<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Smith, J. Z., McCormick, N., & Overstreet, N. (2019). Health behaviors and outcomes of parents in same-sex couples: An exploratory study.<\/a> Psychology of Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity. <\/em>doi: 10.1037\/sgd0000330<\/a><\/p>\n

Farr, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2018). Sexual orientation, gender identity, and adoption law. <\/a>Family Court Review, 56, <\/em>374-383. <\/em><\/p>\n

Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2017). \u201cWe were not planning on this, but\u2026\u201d: Adoptive parents\u2019 reactions and adaptations to unmet expectations<\/a>. Child & Family Social <\/em>Work, <\/em>22,<\/em> 12\u201321.<\/p>\n

Brodzinsky, D., & Goldberg, A. E. (2017). Contact with birth family in intercountry adoptions: Comparing families headed by sexual minority and heterosexual parents<\/a>. Children & Youth Services Review, 74, <\/em>117-24.<\/p>\n

Black, K., Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2016). From face to face to Facebook: The role of technology and social media in adoptive family relationships with birth family<\/a>. Adoption Quarterly, 19,<\/em> 307-332.<\/em><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Garcia, R. L. (2016). Gender-typed behavior over time in children of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents<\/a>. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, <\/em>854-865.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2016). Predictors of race, adoption, and sexual orientation related socialization among adoptive parents of young children<\/a>. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, <\/em>397-408<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Sweeney, K., Black, K., & Moyer, A. (2016). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents\u2019 socialization approaches to children\u2019s minority statuses.<\/a> The Counseling Psychologist, 44,<\/em> 267-299.<\/p>\n

Brodzinsky, D., & Goldberg, A. E. (2016). Contact with birth family in adoptive families headed by lesbian, gay male, and heterosexual parents.<\/a> Children & Youth Services Review, 62, <\/em>9-17.<\/p>\n

Ollen, E. W., & Goldberg, A. E. (2015). Parent-child conversations about legal inequalities in gay- and lesbian-parent families in Florida<\/a>. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 37, <\/em>1-21.<\/p>\n

Farr, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2015). Contact between birth and adoptive families during the first year post-placement: Perspectives of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents<\/a>. Adoption Quarterly, 18,<\/em> 1-24.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Gartrell, N. (2014). LGB-parent families: The current state of the research and directions for the future.<\/em><\/a> Advances in Child Development & Behavior, 46, <\/em>57-88.<\/em><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2014). Predictors of parenting stress during early parenthood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents<\/a>. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, <\/em>125-137.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Weber, E. R., & Moyer, A. M., & Shapiro, J. (2014). Seeking to adopt in Florida: Lesbian and gay parents navigate the legal process<\/a>. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 26<\/em>, 37-69<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2013). Work conditions and mental health in lesbian and gay dual-earner parents<\/a>. Family Relations, 62, <\/i>727-740.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Moyer, A. M., & Kinkler, L. A.  (2013). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents\u2019 perceptions of parental bonding during early parenthood<\/a>. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 2, <\/i>146-162.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2013). Predictors of psychological adjustment among early-placed adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. <\/a>Journal of Family Psychology, 27<\/i>, 431-442.<\/p>\n

Richardson, H. B., Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2013). \u201cYou try to be Superman and you don\u2019t have to be\u201d: Gay adoptive fathers\u2019 challenges and tensions in balancing work and family<\/a>. Fathering, 10, <\/em>314-336.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Moyer, A. M., Weber, E. R., & Shapiro, J. (2013). What changed when the gay adoption ban was lifted?: Perspectives of lesbian and gay parents in Florida<\/a>. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 10, <\/i>110-124.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Moyer, A. M., & Kinkler, L. A., & Richardson, H. B. (2012). \u201cWhen you\u2019re sitting on the fence, hope\u2019s the hardest part\u201d: Experiences and challenges of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples adopting through the child welfare system. <\/a>Adoption Quarterly, 15<\/em>, 1-28.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Kashy, D. A., & Smith, J. Z. (2012). Gender-typed play behavior in early childhood: Adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. <\/a> Sex Roles, 67, <\/em>503-513.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. D., & Moyer, A. M. (2012). Why parenthood, and why now?: Gay men\u2019s motivations for pursuing parenthood<\/a>. Family Relations<\/em>, 61, 157-174.<\/p>\n

Kinkler, L. A., & Goldberg, A. E. (2011). Working with what we\u2019ve got: Perceptions of barriers and supports among same-sex adopting couples in non-metropolitan areas.<\/a> Family Relations, 60<\/em>, 387-403.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Kinkler, L. A., Richardson, H. B., & Downing, J. B. (2011). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples in open adoption arrangements: A qualitative study<\/a>. Journal of Marriage and Family<\/em>, 73, 502-518.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2011). Stigma, social context, and mental health: Lesbian and gay couples across the transition to adoptive parenthood<\/a>. Journal of Counseling Psychology<\/em>, 58, 139-150.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Kinkler, L. A., & Hines, D. A. (2011). Perception and internalization of adoption stigma among lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents<\/a>. Journal of GLBT Family Studies<\/em>, 7, 132-154. [Special issue: GLBTQ issues in foster care and adoption].<\/p>\n

Richardson, H. B., & Goldberg, A. E. (2010). The intersection of multiple minority statuses: Perspectives of White lesbian couples adopting racial minority children<\/a>. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy<\/em>, 31, 340-353. [Special issue: Gay and lesbian parented families: Translating research into practice].<\/p>\n

McKay, K., Ross, L. R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2010). Adaptation to parenthood during the post-adoption period: A review of the literature<\/a>. Adoption Quarterly<\/em>, 13, 125-144.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. & Smith, J. Z. (2009). Perceived parenting skill across the transition to adoptive parenthood among lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples<\/a>. Journal of Family Psychology<\/em>, 23, 861-870.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. B., & Richardson, H. B. (2009). The transition from infertility to adoption: Perceptions of lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples<\/a>. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships<\/em>, 26, 938-963.<\/p>\n

Downing, J. B., Richardson, H. B., Kinkler, L. A., & Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Making the decision: Factors influencing gay men\u2019s choice of an adoption path<\/a>.  [Special issue: Lesbian and gay adoptive parents: Issues and outcomes]. Adoption Quarterly<\/em>, 12, 247-271.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2009). Predicting non-African American lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples\u2019 openness to adopting an African American child<\/a>. Family Relations<\/em>, 58, 346-360.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Heterosexual, lesbian, and gay preadoptive couples\u2019 preferences about child gender<\/a>. Sex Roles<\/em>, 61, 55-71.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples\u2019 openness to transracial adoption<\/a>. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry<\/em>, 79(1), 103-117.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2008). The social context of lesbian mothers\u2019 anxiety during early parenthood<\/a>. Parenting: Science & Practice<\/em>, 8, 213-239.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2008). Social support and well-being in lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive parents<\/a>. Family Relations<\/em>, 57, 281-294.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. B., & Sauck, C. C. (2008). Perceptions of children\u2019s parental preferences in lesbian two-mother households<\/a>. Journal of Marriage and Family<\/em>, 70, 419-434.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. B., & Sauck, C. C. (2007). Choices, challenges, and tensions: Perspectives of prospective lesbian adoptive parents<\/a>. Adoption Quarterly<\/em>, 10(2), 33-63.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. & Allen, K. R. (2007). Imagining men: Lesbian mothers\u2019 perceptions of male involvement during the transition to parenthood<\/a>. Journal of Marriage and Family<\/em>, 69, 352-365.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2006). The transition to parenthood for lesbian couples<\/a>. Journal of GLBT Family Studies<\/em>, 2, 13-42.<\/p>\n

Selected Chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Roe, C. (2019). The seven core issues and LGBTQ families. In S. Roszia & A. Maxon (Eds.), Seven core issues in adoption and permanency: What they are and why they matter<\/em> (pp. 260-269). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R., & Noyola, N. (2019). Sexual minority parent families: Research and implications for parenting interventions. In J. Pachankis & S. Safren (Eds.), Handbook of evidence-based mental health practice with sexual and gender minorities <\/em>(pp. 115-148). New York, NY: Oxford.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Sweeney, K. (2019). LGBTQ parent families. In B. Fiese, M. Celano, K. Deater-Deckard, E. Jouriles, & M. Whisman (Eds.), APA handbook of contemporary family psychology, vol. 1<\/em> (pp. 743-760). Washington DC: APA.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Gartrell, N. (2014). Children with LGBT parents: Research trends, emerging issues, and future directions. In J. Benson (Ed.), Advances in child development and behavior<\/em> (pp. 57-88). New York, NY:<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E., & Gianino, M. (2012). Lesbian and gay adoptive parent families: Assessment, clinical issues, and intervention. In D. Brodzinsky & A. Pertman (Eds.), Adoption by lesbians and gay men:  A new dimension in family diversity<\/em> (pp. 204-232). New York, NY: Oxford.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2010). The transition to adoptive parenthood. In T. W. Miller (Ed.) Handbook of stressful transitions across the life span<\/em> (pp. 165-184). New York, NY: Springer.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Gay- and lesbian-parent families: Functioning and development in context. In S. Price, C. Price, & P. C. McHenry (Eds.) Families and change: Coping with stressful life events and transitions<\/em> (4th<\/sup> edition) (pp. 263-284). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Gay, lesbian, and bisexual family psychology: A systemic, life cycle perspective. In M. Stanton & J. Bray (Eds.), Wiley-Blackwell handbook of family psychology <\/em>(pp. 576-587). Hoboken, NJ: Blackwell.<\/p>\n

Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Lesbian parents and their families: Complexity and intersectionality from a feminist perspective. In S. Lloyd, A. Few, & K. R. Allen (Eds.), The handbook of feminist family studies <\/em>(pp. 108-120). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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