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Psychological Adjustment of Yoruba Adolescents as Influenced by Family Type: a Research Note
Author(s) -
Oyefeso Adenekan O.,
Adegoke Ademola R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb00914.x
Subject(s) - yoruba , psychology , developmental psychology , polygyny , clinical psychology , demography , population , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
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 dilate 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 (hat (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.