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Abstract
This research examines the influence of family type on the psychological adjustment of Yoruba adolescents. Using a sample of 116 adolescents, 69 males and 47 females, with mean age of 17.8 years of age (S.D. = 1.72), the results reveal that male adolescents from monogamous families experience better psychological adjustment than their polygynous counterparts, whereas no such difference exists in the levels of psychological adjustment of female adolescents from both family types. These findings suggest that (i) sex-role prescription influences psychological adjustment of adolescents in Yoruba societies, and (ii) female children enjoy more protective upbringing in polygynous families than their male counterparts.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Adolescents, Male; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Behavior; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Methodological Studies; Middle Income Population; Nigeria; Nuptiality; Polygyny; Population; Population Characteristics; Psychological Factors; Sex Role; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Stress; Tribes; Western Africa; Youth
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1601949 DOI： 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb00914.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Child Psychol Psychiatry ISSN： 0021-9630 Impact factor: 8.982