Oyefeso A O, Adegoke A R
Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1992 May;33(4):785-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb00914.x.
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.
本研究考察了家庭类型对约鲁巴青少年心理调适的影响。以116名青少年为样本，其中69名男性和47名女性，平均年龄为17.8岁（标准差=1.72），结果显示，来自一夫一妻制家庭的男性青少年比来自一夫多妻制家庭的男性青少年心理调适状况更好，而来自这两种家庭类型的女性青少年在心理调适水平上不存在差异。这些发现表明：（i）性别角色规范影响约鲁巴社会中青少年的心理调适，以及（ii）在一夫多妻制家庭中，女童比男童享有更多保护性的养育方式。
