Table 2 Comparison of motives for and against having a child in individuals with minoritized sexual identities and heterosexual individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
LKM-20 Subscales scores | M | SD | p | d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Desire for emotional stabilization | Individuals with minoritized sexual identities | 2.77 | 1.36 | < 0.001 | 0.183 |
Heterosexual individuals | 3.01 | 1.26 | |||
(2) Fear of personal constraints | Individuals with minoritized sexual identities | 1.99 | 0.84 | 0.133 | 0.083 |
Heterosexual individuals | 2.06 | 0.85 | |||
(3) Desire for social recognition | Individuals with minoritized sexual identities | 1.44 | 0.81 | 0.048 | 0.100 |
Heterosexual individuals | 1.52 | 0.79 | |||
(4) Fear of financial constraints | Individuals with minoritized sexual identities | 2.41 | 0.98 | 0.523 | 0.031 |
Heterosexual individuals | 2.44 | 0.97 |