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Self-Esteem of Adolescents: A Comparison of Monogamous and Polygamous Families

    Mah Nazir Riaz

    Department of Psychology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan


Received
11 Nov, 1995
Accepted
08 May, 1996
Published
30 Jun, 1996

The present study was carried out to investigate whether self-esteem of adolescents in N.W.F.P. (Pakistan) varies directly with perceived maternal acceptance-rejection. It was assumed that significant mean differences in Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (Haque, 1981) as well as Self-esteem Questionnaire (Rohner, Saaverda, & Granum, 1980) scores will be found between adolescents recalling their step-mothers as being low warm (high scorers) as compared to adolescents recalling their mothers being high warm (low scorers). The sample consisted of /00 adolescents including an equal number of boys and girls from monogamous (both-parent) families and polygamous (step-parent) families. Significant differences in attitude of mothers and step-mothers were found. Compared to polygamous families, subjects in monogamous families have high self-esteem.

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APA-7 Style
Riaz, M.N. (1996). Self-Esteem of Adolescents: A Comparison of Monogamous and Polygamous Families. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 11(1-2), 21-30. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=550

ACS Style
Riaz, M.N. Self-Esteem of Adolescents: A Comparison of Monogamous and Polygamous Families. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 1996, 11, 21-30. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=550

AMA Style
Riaz MN. Self-Esteem of Adolescents: A Comparison of Monogamous and Polygamous Families. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 1996; 11(1-2): 21-30. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=550

Chicago/Turabian Style
Riaz, Mah, Nazir. 1996. "Self-Esteem of Adolescents: A Comparison of Monogamous and Polygamous Families" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 11, no. 1-2: 21-30. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=550