Al-Krenawi, A. (2013). Mental health and polygamy: The Syrian case. World Journal of Psychiatry, 1-7. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782180/
Annotation: The author conducted the study in Syria to investigate the psychological, family function, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and marital satisfaction. Also, the scholar strived to highlight the extent of consent among the polygamous females as compared to a control group consisting of monogamous females. The researcher utilized a sample size of 136 women; 64 belonging to a polygamous family and 72 in monogamous marriages. Also, the scholar utilized a snowball sampling technique and deployed several research tools, i.e., symptoms checklist-90, Rosenberg SE, marital satisfaction, family function, and life satisfaction. The finding illustrated that females in a polygamous setup had less life satisfaction, less marital fulfillment, more psychological health symptomatology, and lower self-esteem than women in monogamous families. Some of the mental issues include depression, psychoticism, hostility, and high somatization. The scholar also investigated the "first wife syndrome" and compared the first wife to the second and third. According to the findings, the first wives had more family issues, more anxiety, more psychoticism, less self-esteem, and more paranoid ideation than the other wives. The article concluded that these issues emanate from the socio-economic and cultural perspectives of the families. As such, this article is appropriate, especially in understanding the social and economic effects of polygamy from a mental health perspective.
Dissa, Y. (2016). Polygamy in Mali: Social and Economic Implications on Families. International Journal of African and Asian Studies, 27, 99-108.
Annotation: The author aimed to examine the social and economic impacts of polygamy in Mali, Africa and transpose it to a global perspective. The researcher applied a multivariate evaluation, utilizing a logistic regression by the fundamental values of discrete selection approaches. A logistic regression concept was projected; dependent variable identified whether Malian families were monogamous or not poor 0 or polygamous or poor 1. The statistical data obtained demonstrated that 41.8 percent of the married females between the age of 12 and 60 years were in a polygamous setup. Also, 26.7 percent of the men in marriage had more than one wife. Moreover, the study identified misogyny, bitterness, bewitching, denigration, invidiousness, and jealousy as some of the social effects of polygamy. The author also utilized an individual panel data to establish that polygamy was linked to poverty while monogamous families tend to lessen poverty. Therefore, this source will be crucial in illustrating the social and economic impacts of polygamy, especially when it comes to wealth and poverty.
Emily, S.-G., & Jenny, T. (2015). Polygynous Contexts, Family Structure, and Infant Mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. 341-366. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974908/
Annotation: Cognizant of the fact that polygamy has social and cultural effects, the author strives to illustrate whether the prevalence of this norm elevates infant mortality and the disadvantages of children raised in a polygamous union as compared to the monogamous unions. The authors utilize multilevel discrete-time danger models that are appropriate when it comes to censored observations. Data was obtained from health and demographic surveys among 236,336 children within 290 subnational areas across 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. According to their findings, polygamy influences child mortality, since the setup increases the survival disadvantage for children. The article further underlines the relation between family structures and children welfare. As portrayed, this source is quite essential in comprehending the effects of polygamy on children welfare. It aids in understanding how family structures affect children survival.
Vellore, A., & James, F. (2016). Polygamy and child mortality: Historical and modern evidence from Nigeria's Igbo. 1-46. Retrieved from http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84542/1/WRAP_%253A10.1007%252Fs11150-016-9353-x.pdf
Annotation: The authors utilize historical and current data to investigate the Igbo community in Nigeria in order to understand how polygamy influences child mortality. By examining several probable channels, the authors highlight the relationship. According to the findings, there is a high relation between infant mortality and polygamy in the modern period. However, historical data illustrate an insignificant relationship. Despite the probable advantages of polygamy such as co-wife cooperation, household wealth, and more extended breastfeeding periods, child survival in a polygamous setup is highly disadvantaged. One limitation of this study is that the data does not permit the authors to make conclusive claims entailing the causal effect of polygamy on infant mortality. Nonetheless, the findings are consistent with other studies that portray the poor socio-economic situations, which undermine child health. As such, the resource is quite educative, especially on relating historical data to the current information regarding the impacts of polygamy on children survival.
References
Al-Krenawi, A. (2013). Mental health and polygamy: The Syrian case. World Journal Psychiatry, 1-7. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782180/
Dissa, Y. (2016). Polygamy in Mali: Social and Economic Implications on Families. International Journal of African and Asian Studies, 27, 99-108.
Emily, S.-G., & Jenny, T. (2015). Polygynous Contexts, Family Structure, and Infant Mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. 341-366. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974908/
Vellore, A., & James, F. (2016). Polygamy and child mortality: Historical and modern evidence from Nigeria’s Igbo. 1-46. Retrieved from http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84542/1/WRAP_%253A10.1007%252Fs11150-016-9353-x.pdf
