‘It's a girl!’ Is gender disappointment a mental health or sociocultural issue?
Gender disappointment can be defined as subjective feelings of sadness when discovering that the sex/gender of a child is the opposite of what the parent had hoped or expected. Wanting a boy (or ‘son preference’) has long been noted in many cultures, particularly in South and East Asian communities,...
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Cambridge University Press
2024-12-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000785/type/journal_article |