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2026-02-12

Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being

Crianza, Sexualidad y Bienestar Psicológico

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v35n1.117249

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Health psychology, Psychological Well-being, Sexuality, Family, Parenting, sexual orientation (en)
Psicología de la salud, Bienestar psicológico, Sexualidad, Familia, Parentalidad, Orientación sexual (es)

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This study examined the relationship between the perception of the quality of the Parent-child Relationship and the acceptance of one's sexual identity and psychological well-being in young people with different sexual orientations. A quantitative study was conducted with a cross-sectional, multivariate, correlational design. The sample consisted of 246 young adults aged 18 to 25, self-identified as men or women, and with different sexual orientations. Descriptive, correlational, and linear regression analyses, including mediation analyses, were conducted. The results indicated that in all groups, the quality of the Parent-child Relationship was significantly and positively related to the acceptance of one's sexual identity and psychological well-being, but only in the groups with sexual orientations other than heterosexual was identity acceptance related to psychological well-being; in these groups, sexual identity acceptance acted as a mediator between the quality of the parental relationship and well-being. The results can be considered in formulating programs promoting health in young adults, in which sexuality factors are considered.

Este estudio, examinó la relación entre la calidad de la relación parento-filial, y la aceptación de la propia identidad sexual y el bienestar psicológico en jóvenes con diferentes orientaciones sexuales. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, correlacional, multivariado, y transversal. Participaron 246 jóvenes con edades entre los 18 y 25 años, identificados como hombres o mujeres, y con diferentes orientaciones sexuales. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos, correlaciones y de regresiones lineales, incluyendo análisis de mediación. Los resultados indicaron que la calidad de la relación parento-filial se relaciona significativa y positivamente con la aceptación de la identidad sexual y el bienestar psicológico, pero únicamente en jóvenes con orientaciones sexuales diferentes de la heterosexual, la aceptación de la identidad sexual se relacionó con el bienestar psicológico; en quienes esta aceptación media la relación entre la calidad de la relación parento-filial y el bienestar. Los resultados se pueden considerar en la formulación de programas de promoción de la salud en jóvenes, que incluyan la sexualidad.

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Castro Muñoz, J. A., Vargas Trujillo, E. & Carrillo Ávila, S. (2026). Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 35(1), 125–142. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v35n1.117249

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CASTRO MUÑOZ, J. A.; VARGAS TRUJILLO, E.; CARRILLO ÁVILA, S. Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, [S. l.], v. 35, n. 1, p. 125–142, 2026. DOI: 10.15446/rcp.v35n1.117249. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/117249. Acesso em: 21 feb. 2026.

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Castro Muñoz, John Alexander, Elvia Vargas Trujillo, and Sonia Carrillo Ávila. 2026. “Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being”. Revista Colombiana De Psicología 35 (1):125-42. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v35n1.117249.

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Castro Muñoz, J. A., Vargas Trujillo, E. and Carrillo Ávila, S. (2026) “Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being”, Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 35(1), pp. 125–142. doi: 10.15446/rcp.v35n1.117249.

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J. A. Castro Muñoz, E. Vargas Trujillo, and S. Carrillo Ávila, “Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being”, Rev. colomb. psicol., vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 125–142, Feb. 2026.

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Castro Muñoz, J. A., E. Vargas Trujillo, and S. Carrillo Ávila. “Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being”. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, vol. 35, no. 1, Feb. 2026, pp. 125-42, doi:10.15446/rcp.v35n1.117249.

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Castro Muñoz, John Alexander, Elvia Vargas Trujillo, and Sonia Carrillo Ávila. “Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being”. Revista Colombiana de Psicología 35, no. 1 (February 12, 2026): 125–142. Accessed February 21, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/117249.

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Castro Muñoz JA, Vargas Trujillo E, Carrillo Ávila S. Parenting, Sexuality and Psychological Well-Being. Rev. colomb. psicol. [Internet]. 2026 Feb. 12 [cited 2026 Feb. 21];35(1):125-42. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/117249

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