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OBJECTIVE: To find out the influence of single- and joint-family systems on psychological well-being of children.METHODS: This comparative study was conducted on 200 participants, including 100 (50 male & 50 female) from single-family system and 100 (50 male & 50 female) from joint-family system.Required sample size was drawn for two different family systems equally by applying the stratified probability random sampling technique.Children aged 12-14 years were included. While Ryff psychological well-being measurement scale (RPWMS) was used for data collection purpose. In our study we assumed; in joint-family system the level of psychological well-being of the children will be higher than single-family system. While for statis-tical analysis of the collected data, descriptive analysis technique and independent t-test was used.RESULTS: Mean age of participants was 13.09±0.86 years. Overall, mean RPWMS score was 186.60±42.61. Mean RPWMS score was 175.80±40.53 & 197.41±42.09 for children from single & joint family system respectively (p<0.001) and 195.93±36.56 & 177.28±46.23 for female & male children respectively (p<0.001). Mean score for autono-my, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations, purpose in life, and acceptance of self was 9.33±6.85 29.83±6.76, 29.22±7.37, 29.25±7.37, 29.42±7.58 & 28.75±7.88 respectively for participants from single-family system and 32.37±6.53, 33.120±6.35, 32.68±7.05, 32.39±7.75, 32.67±6.43 & 32.08±8.09 respectively for participants from joint-family system (p<0.01).CONCLUSION: Children from joint-family system and female children had a better psychological well-being than children from single family system and male children on same scale with approximately same characteristic and features.
Nighat Gul, Nasreen Ghani, Sajid Mehmood Alvi, Farhana Kazmi, Asgher Ali Shah. (2017) FAMILY SYSTEM’S ROLE IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEINGOF THE CHILDREN, KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, Volume 9, Issue 1.
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