Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families
Background: Family shapes children's mental health and is a safe environment to ensure their mental health. This study aimed at comparing the mental health of adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families based on maternal psychological, economic, and social variables. Methods: This is a ca...
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Background: Family shapes children's mental health and is a safe environment to ensure their mental health. This study aimed at comparing the mental health of adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families based on maternal psychological, economic, and social variables.
Methods: This is a causal-comparative study, which was carried out on all adolescents aged 14-18 years old in the monogamy and polygamy families of Saravan city in the academic year of 2020-2021 with their mothers. Two hundred forty people were selected by convenience sampling method. Goldberg and Hillier General Health Questionnaire, Ghodrat-Nama Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire, and Drogaits Symptom Check list-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used. SPSS-26 was used to analyze the data. The results were analyzed using independent t-test, and multivariate analysis of variance.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mental health of adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families (P=0.034). Adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families were significantly different in only one component of mental health which is hostility (P<0.05), but in terms of other components there were no significant differences (P>0.05). Adolescents in polygamy families had lower mental health than children of monogamy families with moderate mental symptoms (P=0.003). Moreover, the high socio-economic status of mothers brought about a significant difference in adolescents' mental health (P=0.020).
Conclusion: According to the results, the mental health and socio-economic status of mothers affect the mental health of adolescents, so comprehensive programs to promote mental health and attention to the socio-economic status of mothers can increase it in adolescents.
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| spelling | doaj.art-98c5a4267687436484ef672a2d7cbe7c2023-03-11T06:21:03ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants of Health2423-73372023-03-019110.22037/sdh.v9i1.38332Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy familiesAziz ollah Khosravi Shastan0Ali Reza Rajaei1Saeed Teymouri2PhD student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, IranAssociate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, IranAssociate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, Iran Background: Family shapes children's mental health and is a safe environment to ensure their mental health. This study aimed at comparing the mental health of adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families based on maternal psychological, economic, and social variables. Methods: This is a causal-comparative study, which was carried out on all adolescents aged 14-18 years old in the monogamy and polygamy families of Saravan city in the academic year of 2020-2021 with their mothers. Two hundred forty people were selected by convenience sampling method. Goldberg and Hillier General Health Questionnaire, Ghodrat-Nama Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire, and Drogaits Symptom Check list-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used. SPSS-26 was used to analyze the data. The results were analyzed using independent t-test, and multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mental health of adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families (P=0.034). Adolescents in monogamy and polygamy families were significantly different in only one component of mental health which is hostility (P<0.05), but in terms of other components there were no significant differences (P>0.05). Adolescents in polygamy families had lower mental health than children of monogamy families with moderate mental symptoms (P=0.003). Moreover, the high socio-economic status of mothers brought about a significant difference in adolescents' mental health (P=0.020). Conclusion: According to the results, the mental health and socio-economic status of mothers affect the mental health of adolescents, so comprehensive programs to promote mental health and attention to the socio-economic status of mothers can increase it in adolescents. https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/sdh/article/view/38332Mental healthMonogamyPolygamySocio-economic status |
| spellingShingle | Aziz ollah Khosravi Shastan Ali Reza Rajaei Saeed Teymouri Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families Social Determinants of Health Mental health Monogamy Polygamy Socio-economic status |
| title | Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families |
| title_full | Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families |
| title_short | Comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families |
| title_sort | comparison of adolescent mental health in monogamy and polygamy families |
| topic | Mental health Monogamy Polygamy Socio-economic status |
| url | https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/sdh/article/view/38332 |
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