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ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTION OF POLYGAMOUS FAMILY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SELF‐CONCEPT

This study investigated children's perception of the degree of affection present in their monogamous/polygamous families and assessed the influence of the perception on the subjects' self‐concepts. It also examined the relationship of polygamy/monogamy to children's self‐concepts. A total of 308 adolescents (134 from polygamous families and 174 from monogamous families) in eight secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria filled out a questionnaire and Akinboye's (1975) self‐concept inventory. The subjects' assessment of their families was categorized into “secure ”and “insecure”. The results indi…

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