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Overview

Henny M. W. Bos is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine, with particular focus on subfields such as Social Psychology, Reproductive Medicine, Sociology and Political Science, Demography, and Gender Studies.

Their work addresses several main topics, notably LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Family Dynamics and Relationships, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Significant recent publications include the following papers:

  • Psychological Functioning in Transgender Adolescents Before and After Gender-Affirmative Care Compared With Cisgender General Population Peers, 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Minority Stress and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis, 2022, LGBT Health
  • Demographics and Health Outcomes in a U.S. Probability Sample of Transgender Parents, 2020, Journal of Family Psychology
  • Explaining Health Disparities between Heterosexual and LGB Adolescents by Integrating the Minority Stress and Psychological Mediation Frameworks: Findings from the TRAILS Study, 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Editorial: LGBTQ Parents and Their Children During the Family Life Cycle, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bos include:

  • Nicola Carone
  • Nanette Gartrell
  • Esther D. Rothblum
  • Audrey S. Koh
  • Mark Assink

Common publication venues where Bos's work appears include:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Reproductive BioMedicine Online
  • Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
  • Journal of Family Psychology

Best Publications

  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Related Peer Victimization in Adolescence: A Systematic Review of Associated Psychosocial and Health Outcomes

    Kate L. Collier;Gabriël van Beusekom;Henny M. W. Bos;Theo G. M. Sandfort

  • US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: Psychological Adjustment of 17-Year-Old Adolescents

    Nanette Gartrell;Henny Bos

  • Same-Sex Attraction, Social Relationships, Psychosocial Functioning, and School Performance in Early Adolescence

    Henny M. W. Bos;Theo G. M. Sandfort;Eddy H. de Bruyn;Esther M. Hakvoort

  • Child Adjustment and Parenting in Planned Lesbian‐Parent Families

    Henny M. W. Bos;Frank van Balen;Dymphna C. van den Boom

  • Minority stress, experience of parenthood and child adjustment in lesbian families

    H. M. W. Bos;F. van Balen;D. C. van den Boom;Th. G. M. Sandfort

  • Children in planned lesbian families: Stigmatisation, psychological adjustment and protective factors

    Henny M. W. Bos;Frank van Balen

  • Children's Gender Identity in Lesbian and Heterosexual Two-Parent Families.

    Henny Bos;Theo G. M. Sandfort

  • Parenting Intentions Among Transgender Individuals.

    Samantha L. Tornello;Henny Bos

  • Experience of parenthood, couple relationship, social support, and child-rearing goals in planned lesbian mother families.

    Henny M.W. Bos;Frank Van Balen;Dymphna C. Van Den Boom

  • Psychological Functioning in Transgender Adolescents Before and After Gender-Affirmative Care Compared With Cisgender General Population Peers.

    Anna I.R. van der Miesen;Thomas D. Steensma;Annelou L.C. de Vries;Henny Bos

  • Minority Stress and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis

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  • Adolescents of the USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: can family characteristics counteract the negative effects of stigmatization?

    Henny Bos;Nanette Gartrell;Nanette Gartrell;Nanette Gartrell

  • The social and cultural consequences of being childless in poor-resource areas.

    F. van Balen;H.M.W. Bos

  • Internet use and online social support among same sex attracted individuals of different ages

    L. Baams;K. J. Jonas;S. Utz;H. M. W. Bos

  • Gender nonconformity, perceived stigmatization, and psychological well-being in Dutch sexual minority youth and young adults: A mediation analysis

    Laura Baams;Titia Beek;Helene Hille;Felice C. Zevenbergen

  • Planned lesbian families: their desire and motivation to have children

    Henny M.W. Bos;Frank van Balen;Dymphna C. van den Boom

  • Adolescents of the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Risk Exposure

    Nanette K. Gartrell;Nanette K. Gartrell;Henny M. W. Bos;Naomi G. Goldberg

  • Intergroup Contact, Attitudes toward Homosexuality, and the Role of Acceptance of Gender Non-Conformity in Young Adolescents.

    Kate L. Collier;Henny M.W. Bos;Theo G.M. Sandfort

  • The USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS): Homophobia, Psychological Adjustment, and Protective Factors

    Henny M. W. Bos;Nanette K. Gartrell;Heidi Peyser;Frank van Balen

  • Same-Sex and Different-Sex Parent Households and Child Health Outcomes: Findings from the National Survey of Children's Health.

    Henny M. W. Bos;Justin R. Knox;Loes van Rijn-van Gelderen;Nanette K. Gartrell

  • Homophobic name-calling among secondary school students and its implications for mental health

    Kate L. Collier;Henny M. W. Bos;Henny M. W. Bos;Theo G. M. Sandfort

Frequent Co-Authors

Nanette Gartrell
Nanette Gartrell University of California, Los Angeles
Theo G. M. Sandfort
Theo G. M. Sandfort Columbia University
Geertjan Overbeek
Geertjan Overbeek University of Amsterdam
Michael E. Lamb
Michael E. Lamb University of Cambridge
Esther D. Rothblum
Esther D. Rothblum San Diego State University
Luc Goossens
Luc Goossens KU Leuven
Jan Kornelis Dijkstra
Jan Kornelis Dijkstra University of Groningen
Susan Golombok
Susan Golombok University of Cambridge

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