Abstract
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 indicated that self‐concept significantly correlated with the subjects' assessment of their families as “secure ”or “insecure”. Self‐concept was also significantly related to the family being polygamous or monogamous. Family structure (polygamy/monogamy), however, showed no significant correlation with children's perception of their family as “secure ”or “insecure”.
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