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Prof. H.M.W. (Henny) Bos

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group: Preventive Youth Care
Photographer: Marian Haringsma

Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 127
Postal address
  • Postbus 15776
    1001 NG Amsterdam
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    Biography

    After graduating in Educational Sciences from Utrecht University (The Netherlands), Henny Bos worked under the supervision of Theo Sandfort as a research assistant and junior researcher at the Department of Gay and Lesbian Studies at Utrecht University and the Rutgers NISSO Group. The focus of research was on gay and lesbian health issues, and on homosexuality in the workplace. From 2000 Henny Bos was employed at the Department of Education of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science of the University of Amsterdam , where she carried out her PhD research on parenting in planned lesbian families, under supervision of Frank van Balen and Dymph van den Boom. The research was fundedby the NetherlandsOrganization for Scientific Research. In December 2004 she successfully defended her PhD-thesis at the University of Amsterdam .

    She was appointed as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Amsterdam from January 2004 till June 2007 and during this she wrote a proposal for a PhD research on "Child adjustment, family relationships and family functioning in patchwork families" (carried out by Esther Hakvoort- PhD-candidate).   

    Since July 2007 Henny Bos is appointed at the same university as Assistant Professor of Childhood Education and Family Support (department of Educational Sciences).   The topic of her research line is child rearing and child development in non traditional families, such as planned lesbian families, gay father families and patchwork families. She presented her research on planned lesbian families at several international conferences, including the IASR, APA, Family Pride Conference, and International Congress of Psychology.   

    Henny Bos is also a co-investigator of the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Survey (NLLFS); Initiated by Prof. Nanette Gartrell (professor of psychiatry at the Center of Excellence in Women's Health for the University of California, San Francisco, The USA).   

    Henny Bos is a member of various international scientific organizations, including the International School of Education and Development (ISED), International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), American Psychological Association (APA) and the Nederlandse Vereniging Van Seksuologie (NVVS; Dutch Association of Sexologists). As member of the committee of the NVVS and the Studiegroep Onderzoek Reproduktieve Technieken (SORT; Reproductive Techniques Research Study Group), she organized several conferences. She was guest editor of a special issue of Patient, Education, and Counseling (PEC), the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology (JRIP), Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology (JPOG) and Tijdschrift van Seksuologie (Journal of Sexuology). Since January 2007 Henny Bos is also editor of the Dutch journal 'Pedagogiek'.

    Publications

    Co-operations and relationships

  • Research topics
    • Child Development in Planned Lesbian Families
    • Homosexual adolescents
    • Homosexuality in the workplace
    • Gay and lesbian health issues
    • Patchwork families
  • Publications

    2024

    • Rothblum, E. D., Bos, H. M. W., Carone, N., Koh, A. S., & Gartrell, N. K. (2024). Adults Conceived via Donor Insemination by Lesbian Parents Reflect on Their Own Future Parenting Plans (and Their Own Parents Reflect on Being Grandparents). LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 20(1), 18-34. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/27703371.2023.2254270

    2023

    • Assink, M., & Bos, H. M. W. (2023). Gay community stress in sexual minority men and women: A validation study in the Netherlands. Journal of homosexuality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2231119
    • Bos, H. M. W., Carone, N., Rothblum, E. D., Koh, A. S., & Gartrell, N. K. (2023). Long-term effects of family resilience on the subjective well-being of offspring in the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), Article 5149. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065149
    • Hughes, T. L., Bochicchio, L., Drabble, L., Muntinga, M., Jukema, J. S., Veldhuis, C. B., Bruck, S., & Bos, H. (2023). Health disparities in one of the world’s most progressive countries: A scoping review of mental health and substance use among sexual and gender minority people in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health, 23, Article 2533. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17466-x [details]
    • Koh, A. S., Bos, H. M. W., Rothblum, E. D., Carone, N., & Gartrell, N. K. (2023). Donor sibling relations among adult offspring conceived via insemination by lesbian parents. Human Reproduction, 38(11), 2166-2174. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead175
    • Koh, A. S., Rothblum, E. D., Bos, H. M. W., Carone, N., & Gartrell, N. K. (2023). Sperm donor relations among adult offspring conceived via insemination by lesbian parents. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2023.2227867
    • Shenkman, G., Bos, H. M. W., D’Amore, S., & Carone, N. (2023). Mental health disparities between lesbian mothers and heterosexual parents: the mediating role of positivity. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20(4), 1277-1287. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00800-8

    2022

    • Assink, M., Rothblum, E. D., Wilson, B. D. M., Gartrell, N., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). Mental Health of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Other-Identified Parents and Non-Parents from a Population-Based Study. Journal of homosexuality, 69(2), 205-229. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1892401 [details]
    • Carone, N., Gartrell, N. K., Rothblum, E. D., Koh, A. S., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). Helicopter Parenting, Emotional Avoidant Coping, Mental Health, and Homophobic Stigmatization Among Emerging Adult Offspring of Lesbian Parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(7), 1205-1215. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001020
    • De Lange, J., Baams, L., Van Bergen, D. D., Bos, H. M. W., & Bosker, R. J. (2022). Minority Stress and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis. LGBT Health, 9(4), 222-237. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0106
    • Ellis-Davies, K., Van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Winstanley, A., Helmerhorst, K. O. W., Rubio, B., Vecho, O., Lamb, M. E., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). Parental sensitivity and intrusiveness in gay-, lesbian-, and heterosexual-parent families with infants conceived using artificial reproductive techniques: Do parents’ gender and caregiver role matter? Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 58, 177-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.09.002, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.09.002 [details]
    • Everett, B. G., Bos, H., Carone, N., Gartrell, N., & Hughes, T. L. (2022). Examining Differences in Alcohol and Smoking Behaviors between Parenting and Nonparenting Lesbian Women. Substance Use and Misuse, 57(9), 1442-1449. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2091145
    • Mazrekaj, D., Fischer, M. M., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). Behavioral Outcomes of Children with Same-Sex Parents in The Netherlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), Article 5922. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105922
    • Schrijvers, A. M., Kan, K-J., Van der Veen, F., Visser, M., Bos, H. M. W., Mochtar, M., & van Rooij, F. B. (2022). Unmet support needs in donor sperm treatment: consequences for parents and their donor-children. Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 44(5), 935-942. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.12.009 [details]
    • Shenkman, G., Carone, N., D’Amore, S., Mouton, B., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). The Desire for More Children Among Israeli Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples Who Became Parents Through Assisted Reproduction. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(8), 1480-1486. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001024
    • Zarr, S., Carone, N., Gartrell, N., Koh, A., & Bos, H. (2022). Concerns of emerging adults who were born and raised in planned lesbian-parent families. Children and Youth Services Review, 136, Article 106430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106430 [details]
    • de Lange, J., Baams, L., Bos, H., Bosker, R., Dumon, E., Portzky, G., Robinson, J., & van Bergen, D. (2022). Moderating role of coping in the association between minority stress and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among sexual and gender minority young adults. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 52(6), 1178-1192. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12913
    • de Lange, J., van Bergen, D. D., Baams, L., Timmerman, M. C., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). Experiences and Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults with a History of Suicidal Ideation Regarding Formal and Informal Mental Healthcare. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19(4), 1829-1841. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00657-9
    • van der Vaart, L. R., Verveen, A., Bos, H. M. W., van Rooij, F. B., & Steensma, T. D. (2022). Differences in self-perception and social gender status in children with gender incongruence. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 27(4), 1077-1090. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045221099394 [details]

    2021

    2020

    • Amos, R., Manalastas, E. J., White, R., Bos, H., & Patalay, P. (2020). Mental health, social adversity & health-related outcomes in sexual minority adolescents: findings from a contemporary national cohort study. The Lancent Child & Adolescent Health, 4(1), 36-45. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30339-6 [details]
    • Bos, H., & Gartrell, N. (2020). Lesbian-mother families formed through donor insemination. In A. E. Goldberg, & K. R. Allen (Eds.), LGBTQ-Parent Families: Innovations in research and implications for practice (2nd ed., pp. 25-44). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35610-1_2 [details]
    • Bos, H., Koh, A. S., van Beusekom, G., Rothblum, E. D., & Gartrell, N. (2020). Meaning in life as a moderator between homophobic stigmatization and coping styles in adult offspring from planned lesbian-parent families. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 17(4), 594-606. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-019-00417-w [details]
    • Bos, H., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., & Gartrell, N. (2020). Self-esteem and problem behavior in Dutch adolescents conceived through sperm donation in planned lesbian families. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 24(1), 41-55. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2019.1625671 [details]
    • Carone, N., Lingiardi, V., Tanzilli, A., Bos, H. M. W., & Baiocco, R. (2020). Gender Development in Children with Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Parents: Associations with Family Type and Child Gender. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics, 41(1), 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000726 [details]
    • Carone, N., Rothblum, E., Bos, H. M. W., Gartrell, N. K., & Herman, J. (Accepted/In press). (No) effect of parenthood on health outcomes among a U.S. probability sample of transgender people. Journal of Family Psychology.
    • Kiekens, W., la Roi, C., Bos, H. M. W., Kretschmer, T., van Bergen, D. D., & Veenstra, R. (2020). Explaining Health Disparities between Heterosexual and LGB Adolescents by Integrating the Minority Stress and Psychological Mediation Frameworks: Findings from the TRAILS Study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49(9), 1767–1782. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01206-0 [details]
    • Koh, A. S., van Beusekom, G., Gartrell, N. K., & Bos, H. (2020). Adult offspring of lesbian parents: how do they relate to their sperm donors? Fertility and Sterility, 114(4), 879-887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.05.010 [details]
    • Le Mat, M. L. J., Altinyelken, H. K., Bos, H. M. W., & Volman, M. L. L. (2020). Mechanisms of adopting and reformulating comprehensive sexuality education policy in Ethiopia. Journal of Education Policy, 35(5), 692-712. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2019.1618918 [details]
    • Rubio, B., Vecho, O., Gross, M., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Bos, H., Ellis-Davies, K., Winstanley, A., Golombok, S., & Lamb, M. E. (2020). Transition to parenthood and quality of parenting among gay, lesbian and heterosexual couples who conceived through assisted reproduction. Journal of Family Studies, 26(3), 422-440. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2017.1413005 [details]
    • Schrijvers, A. M., van Rooij, F. B., De Reus, E., Schoonenberg, M., Van der Veen, F., Visser, M., Bos, H. M. W., & Mochtar, M. (2020). Psychosocial counselling in donor sperm treatment: unmet needs and mental health among heterosexual, lesbian and single women. Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 41(5), 885-891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.07.025
    • Schrijvers, A. M., van Rooij, F. B., Overbeek, G., de Reus, E., Schoonenberg, M., van der Veen, F., Visser, M., Bos, H. M. W., & Mochtar, M. H. (2020). Psychosocial counselling for intended parents who opt for donor sperm treatment: which topics do they find relevant? Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 38(5), 474-484. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2019.1702632 [details]
    • Van Rijn - Van Gelderen, L., Ellis-Davies, K., Huijzer-Engbrenghof, M., Jorgensen, T. D., Gross, M., Winstanley, A., Rubio, B., Vecho, O., Lamb, M. E., & Bos, H. M. (2020). Determinants of non-paid task division in gay-, lesbian-, and heterosexual-parent families with infants conceived using artificial reproductive techniques. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 914. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00914 [details]
    • Van Rooij, F. B., Bos, H. M. W., Gerrits, T., Hiadzi, R., & Donkor, E. (2020). The Relationship between Stigmatization and Quality of Life in Ghanaian women and men with fertility problems: Mediating role of coping strategies. Facts, Views & Vision in Ob Gyn, 12(4), 257-264. https://fvvo.be/assets/872/FVVinObGyn-12-257.pdf
    • la Roi, C., Kretschmer, T., Veenstra, R., Bos, H., Goossens, L., Verschueren, K., Colpin, H., Van Leeuwen, K., Van Den Noortgate, W., & Dijkstra, J. K. (2020). Sexual orientation, peer relationships, and depressive symptoms: Findings from a sociometric design. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 66, Article 101086. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101086 [details]
    • van Beusekom, G., Collier, K. L., Bos, H. M. W., Sandfort, T. G. M., & Overbeek, G. (2020). Gender nonconformity and peer victimization: Sex and sexual attraction differences by age. The Journal of Sex Research, 57(2), 234-246. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1591334 [details]
    • van Houten, J. T., Tornello, S. L., Hoffenaar, P. J., & Bos, H. M. W. (2020). Understanding parenting intentions among childfree gay men: A comparison with lesbian women and heterosexual men and women. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 430. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00430 [details]
    • van der Miesen, A. I. R., Steensma, T. D., de Vries, A. L. C., Bos, H., & Popma, A. (2020). Psychological Functioning in Transgender Adolescents Before and After Gender-Affirmative Care Compared With Cisgender General Population Peers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 66(6), 699-704. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.12.018 [details]

    2019

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    2017

    2016

    • Bos, H. M. W., Knox, J. R., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., & Gartrell, N. K. (2016). Same-sex and different-sex parent households and child health outcomes: Findings from the national survey of children's health. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics, 37(3), 179-187. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000288 [details]
    • Bos, H., van Beusekom, G., & Sandfort, T. (2016). Drinking motives, alcohol use, and sexual attraction in youth. The Journal of Sex Research, 53(3), 309-312. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2015.1020355 [details]
    • Kuyper, L., & Bos, H. (2016). Mostly Heterosexual and Lesbian/Gay Young Adults: Differences in Mental Health and Substance Use and the Role of Minority Stress. The Journal of Sex Research, 53(7), 731-741. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2015.1071310 [details]
    • Maaskant, A. M., van Rooij, F. B., Bos, H. M. W., & Hermanns, J. M. A. (2016). The wellbeing of foster children and their relationship with foster parents and biological parents: a child’s perspective. Journal of Social Work Practice, 30(4), 379-395. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2015.1092952 [details]
    • Sandfort, T., Bos, H., Knox, J., & Reddy, V. (2016). Gender nonconformity, discrimination, and mental health among Black South African men who have sex with men: A further exploration of unexpected findings. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45(3), 661-670. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0565-6 [details]
    • van Beusekom, G., Baams, L., Bos, H. M. W., Overbeek, G., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2016). Gender nonconformity, homophobic peer victimization, and mental health: how same-sex attraction and biological sex matter. The Journal of Sex Research, 53(1), 98-108. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2014.993462 [details]

    2015

    • Baams, L., & Bos, H. (2015). De sociale context van lesbische, homoseksuele, biseksuele en transgender-jongeren in Nederland. Pedagogiek, 35(2), 107-109. https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2015.2.BAAM [details]
    • Bos, H. M. W., Boschloo, L., Schoevers, R. A., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2015). Depression and anxiety in patients with and without same-sex attraction: differences in clinical expression, lifestyle factors, and vulnerability indicators. Brain and Behavior, 5(9), Article e00363. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.363 [details]
    • Bos, H., & Sandfort, T. (2015). Gender nonconformity, sexual orientation, and Dutch adolescents' relationship with peers. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44(5), 1269-1279. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0461-5 [details]
    • Bos, H., van Gelderen, L., & Gartrell, N. (2015). Lesbian and heterosexual two-parent families: adolescent-parent relationship quality and adolescent well-being. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(4), 1031-1046. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-9913-8 [details]
    • Collier, K. L., Bos, H. M. W., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2015). Understanding teachers' responses to enactments of sexual and gender stigma at school. Teaching and Teacher Education, 48, 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2015.02.002 [details]
    • Collier, K. L., Horn, S. S., Bos, H. M. W., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2015). Attitudes toward lesbians and gays among American and Dutch adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 52(2), 140-150. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2013.858306 [details]
    • Enzerink, S., Volman, M., & Bos, H. (2015). Rainbow warriors: Waarom leerlingen actief zijn in Gay-Straight Alliances. Pedagogiek, 35(2), 208-226. https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2015.2.ENZE [details]
    • Gartrell, N. K., Bos, H., Goldberg, N. G., Deck, A., & van Rijn-van Gelderen, L. (2015). Satisfaction with known, open-identity, or unknown sperm donors: reports from lesbian mothers of 17-year-old adolescents. Fertility and Sterility, 103(1), 242-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.019 [details]
    • Kaufman, T., Baams, L., & Bos, H. (2015). Communicatie met ouders en vrienden als buffer tegen symptomen van angst en depressie voor same-sex attracted jongeren. Pedagogiek, 35(2), 128-145. https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2015.2.KAUF [details]
    • Thio, S., Bos, H., Wormgoor, T., & Kaufman, R. (2015). Ervaren stigmatisering onder transgenderjongeren in Nederland. Pedagogiek, 35(2), 110-127. https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2015.2.THIO [details]
    • van Beusekom, G., Bos, H. M. W., Overbeek, G. J., & Sandfort, T. (2015). Same-sex attraction, gender nonconformity, and mental health: The protective role of parental acceptance. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2(3), 307-312. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000118 [details]
    • van Beusekom, G., Roodenburg, S. C., & Bos, H. M. W. (2015). Seksuele aantrekking en gender non-conformiteit: De rol van seksuele aantrekking tot hetzelfde geslacht en gender non-conformiteit in relaties van adolescenten met leeftijdsgenoten. In M. van Aken, W. Beyers, M. Deković, M. Geeraets, H. de Graaf, & E. Reitz (Eds.), Intieme relaties en seksualiteit (pp. 77-88). Bohn Stafleu van Loghum. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-368-0968-9_9 [details]
    • van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Bos, H. M. W., & Gartrell, N. K. (2015). Dutch adolescents from lesbian-parent families: How do they compare to peers with heterosexual parents and what is the impact of homophobic stigmatization? Journal of Adolescence, 40, 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.01.005 [details]
    • van de Poppe, L., Bos, H., Collier, K., Metselaar, M., & Sandfort, T. (2015). Schoolklimaat en psychische gezondheid bij seksuele minderheidsjongeren: Een studie onder Nederlandse jonge adolescenten. Pedagogiek, 35(2), 193-207. https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2015.2.XXXX [details]

    2014

    • Baams, L., & Bos, H. (2014). Gendernonconformiteit, stigmatisering, en psychologisch welzijn van Nederlandse lesbische, homoseksuele, en biseksuele jongeren. Tijdschrift voor Seksuologie, 38(2), 86-94. [details]
    • Baams, L., Bos, H. M. W., & Jonas, K. J. (2014). How a romantic relationship can protect same-sex attracted youth and young adults from the impact of expected rejection. Journal of Adolescence, 37(8), 1293-1302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.09.006 [details]
    • Bos, H., van Beusekom, G., & Sandfort, T. (2014). Sexual attraction and psychological adjustment in Dutch adolescents: coping style as a mediator. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(8), 1579-1588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0308-0 [details]
    • van Beusekom, G., Collier, K., Bos, H., & Sandfort, T. (2014). Een literatuurstudie naar de psychosociale uitkomsten van negatieve bejegening door leeftijdgenoten gerelateerd aan de seksuele oriëntatie of genderidentiteit/expressie van jongeren. Tijdschrift voor Seksuologie, 38(2), 49-57. [details]

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    2008

    • Bos, H. M. W., & van Balen, F. (2008). Children in planned lesbian families: Stigmatisation, psychological adjustment and protective factors. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10(3), 221-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691050701601702 [details]
    • Bos, H. M. W., Gartrell, N. K., Peyser, H., & van Balen, F. (2008). The USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS): homophobia, psychological adjustment, and protective factors. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 12(4), 455-471. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160802278630 [details]
    • Bos, H. M. W., Gartrell, N. K., van Balen, F., Peyser, H., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2008). Children in planned lesbian families: a cross-cultural comparison between the United States and the Netherlands. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78(2), 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012711 [details]
    • Bos, H. M. W., Sandfort, T. G. M., de Bruyn, E. H., & Hakvoort, E. M. (2008). Same-sex attraction, social relationships, psychosocial functioning, and schoolperformance in young adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 44(1), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.44.1.59 [details]

    2020

    • Van Rijn-Van Gelderen, L., Ellis-Davies, K., Huijzer-Engbrenghof, M., Jorgensen, T. D., Gross, M., Winstanley, A., Rubio, B., Vecho, O., Lamb, M. E., & Bos, H. M. W. (2020). Corrigendum: Determinants of Non-paid Task Division in Gay-, Lesbian-, and Heterosexual-Parent Families With Infants Conceived Using Artificial Reproductive Techniques. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1544. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01544

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    • Bos, H., & Ehrhardt, J. (2010). Ervaringen van lesbische en biseksuele vrouwen. In S. Keuzenkamp (Ed.), Steeds gewoner, nooit gewoon: acceptatie van homoseksualiteit in Nederland (pp. 94-103). Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau. http://www.scp.nl/dsresource?objectid=26408&type=org [details]
    • Bos, H., & van Gelderen, L. (2010). Homo en lesbisch ouderschap in Nederland. In S. Keuzenkamp (Ed.), Steeds gewoner, nooit gewoon acceptatie van homoseksualiteit in Nederland (pp. 104-118). Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau. [details]

    2023

    • Agterberg, S., de Vos, M. P. C. W., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., van Rooij, F. B., Jaspers, E., Mochtar, M., Fukkink, R. G., Goddijn, M., & Bos, H. M. W. (2023). How do Dutch adults think about the social and genetic aspects of surrogacy? A nationally representative study about Dutch adults’ attitudes. Poster session presented at Annual SRIP Conference 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland.
    • Agterberg, S., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., van Rooij, F. B., de Vos, M. P. C. W., Jaspers, E., Fukkink, R. G., Mochtar, M., Goddijn, M., & Bos, H. M. W. (2023). How do Dutch adults think about the social and genetic aspects of surrogacy? A nationally representative study about Dutch adults’ attitudes. Paper presented at LGBTQIA+ Research Day 2023, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    • Bos, E. A., Assink, M., & Bos, H. M. W. (2023). The Effects of Internalized Homonegativity and Heterosexism on Body Dissatisfaction among Sexual Minorities. Poster session presented at American Psychological Association's Annual Convention 2023, Washington DC, United States, Washington, D.C., United States.

    2022

    • Assink, M., & Bos, H. M. W. (2022). Gay Community Stress in Sexual Minority Men and Women: A Validation Study in the Netherlands. Poster session presented at American Psychological Association's Annual Convention 2022, Minneapolis, United States.

    2021

    • van Rooij, F. B., Schrijvers, A. M., Kan, K. J., Van der Veen, F., Visser, M., Bos, H. M. W., & Mochtar, M. (2021). Unmet Support and Parental Stress Predict Parents’ Mental Health and Their Children’s Functioning. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2021.

    2020

    • Schrijvers, A. M., Kan, K. J., De Reus, E., Schoonenberg, M., Van der Veen, F., Visser, M., Bos, H. M. W., van Rooij, F. B., & Mochtar, M. (2020). Donor conception: the consequences of unmet support and parental stress on the mental health of parents and their childrens functioning. Paper presented at 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavoural Development (ISSBD) [cancelled] .

    2019

    • van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Ellis-Davies, K., Winstanley, C. A., Rubio, B., Vecho, O., Bos, H. M. W., ... Lamb, M. E. (2019). Parenting quality and attachment in gay-father, lesbian-mother, and heterosexual-parent families. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2019, Baltimore, United States.
    • van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Ellis-Davies, K., Winstanley, C. A., Rubio, B., Vecho, O., Bos, H. M. W., Gross, M., & Lamb, M. E. (2019). Parenting quality of gay fathers with children born through surrogacy: A comparison with lesbian-mother and heterosexual IVF parent families. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2019, Baltimore, United States.

    2018

    • le Mat, M. L. J., Kosar-Altinyelken, H., Bos, H. M. W., & Volman, M. L. L. (2018). Beyond culture: understanding gender-based violence in schools in Ethiopia.. Paper presented at Comparative Education Society Europe (CESE), Nicosia, Cyprus.
    • van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Ellis-Davies, K., Jorgensen, T. D., Gross, M., Bos, H. M. W., Winstanley, C. A., Rubio, B., Vecho, O., & Lamb, M. E. (2018). Determinants of co-parenting quality in gay-, lesbian-, and heterosexual-parent families with infants.. Poster session presented at 126th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

    2017

    • Schrijvers, A. M., Bos, H. M. W., van Rooij, F. B., Gerrits, G. J. E., van der Veen, F., Mochtar, M. H., & Visser, M. (2017). Being a donor-child: wishes for parental support, peer support and counselling. Poster session presented at
      33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) 2017, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Bos, H. M. W., Jorgensen, T. D., Ellis-Davies, K., Winstanley, C. A., Golombok, S., Rubio, B., Gross, M., Vecho, O., & Lamb, M. E. (2017). Wellbeing of gay fathers with children born through surrogacy. Paper presented at 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, ECDP 2017, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    • van Rooij, F. B., Schrijvers, A. M., Mochtar, M. H., Bos, H. M. W., de Reus, E., Overbeek, G. J., ... van der Veen, F. (2017). Psychosocial support of mothers of donor-children. Poster session presented at
      33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) 2017, Geneva, Switzerland.

    2016

    • Bos, H. M. W., van Beusekom, G., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2016). Coping style as mediator of same-sex attraction-related differences in psychological adjustment in Dutch adolescents. Paper presented at 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
    • Bos, H. M. W., van Beusekom, G., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2016). The protective roles of parental acceptance in the association of same-sex attraction and gender nonconformity with mental health. Paper presented at 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
    • Bos, H. M. W., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., van de Bongardt, D., van Beusekom, G., & Gartrell, N. K. (2016). How lesbian mothers prepare adolescents for homophobic stigmatization. Paper presented at 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
    • Schrijvers, A. M., Bos, H. M. W., van Rooij, F. B., Gerrits, G. J. E., van der Veen, F., Mochtar, M. H., & Visser, M. (2016). Donor-conceived offspring:Exploring thier wishes and needs for counselling and guidance. Poster session presented at Annual Conference of the Society of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Leeds, United Kingdom.
    • van Beusekom, G., Bos, H. M. W., Overbeek, G. J., Kuyper, L. S., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2016). Gender nonconformity and mental health among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults: Homophobic stigmatization and internalized homophobia as mediators. Paper presented at 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
    • van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Bos, H. M. W., & Tornello, S. (2016). Childless gay men: Predictors of their intentions to have children. Paper presented at 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
    • van Rooij, F. B., Schrijvers, A. M., Bos, H. M. W., Visser, M., & Mochtar, M. (2016). Mothers with donor-conceived offspring: their concerns, ability to find adequate support and daily functioning. Poster session presented at Annual Conference of the Society of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Leeds, United Kingdom.

    2015

    • Bos, H. M. W., Gartrell, N. K., & van Rijn-van Gelderen, L. (2015). Male role models for adolescents in lesbian- and heterosexual-parent families. Paper presented at American Psychological Association's 123rd Annual Convention (APA) 2015, Toronto, Canada.
    • Bos, H. M. W., de Haas, S., & Kuyper, L. S. (2015). Same-sex attracted adults: Childhood gender nonconformity, childhood abuse and sexual victimization. Poster session presented at 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2015, Chicago, United States.
    • Bos, H. M. W., van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., & Gartrell, N. K. (2015). Satisfaction with known, open-identity, or unknown sperm donors: reports from lesbian mothers of 17-year-old adolescents. Paper presented at International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • van Beusekom, G., Bos, H. M. W., Kuyper, L. S., Overbeek, G. J., & Sandfort, T. G. M. (2015). Gender nonconformity and mental distress among Dutch LGB’s: homophobic stigmatization and internalized homophobia as mediators. Poster session presented at 168th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2015, Toronto, Canada.

    2010

    • Hakvoort, E. M., Bos, H. M. W., van Balen, F., & Hermanns, J. M. A. (2010). Children’s relationships with their fathers and stepfathers. Poster session presented at Poster presented at the 5th congress of the European Society on Family Relations, .

    Media appearance

    Journal editor

    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Journal of GLBT Family Studies (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Journal of Lesbian Studies (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Parenting: Science and Practice (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Patient Education and Counseling (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Human Reproduction (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2011). Pedagogiek (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2010). Journal of Lesbian Studies (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2010). Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2010). Journal of GLBT Family Studies (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2010). Pedagogiek (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2009). Journal of GLBT Family Studies (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) (2009). Journal of Lesbian Studies (Journal).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (editor) & de Ruyter, D. (editor) (2009). Pedagogiek (Journal).

    Others

    • van Gelderen, L. (organiser) & Bos, H. M. W. (organiser) (14-12-2013). Symposium Gay men and Surrogacy, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Bos, H. M. W. (participant) (3-9-2013 - 7-9-2013). Symposium organized at the 16th European conference on developmental psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland. Child development and childrearing in different social contexts (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
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