Mental health and polygamy: The Syrian case

Table 2 Familial structure differences in family function, well being and mental health symptoms (mean ± SD)

	Polygamous(n = 64)	Monogamous(n = 72)	t value
Family functioning (FAD)	2.34 ± 0.38	2.33 ± 0.42	0.12
Marital relationship (Enrich)	2.92 ± 0.60	3.39 ± 0.57	3.91b
Self esteem	2.61 ± 0.41	2.98 ± 0.38	5.45b
Life satisfaction (SWLS)	3.72 ± 1.18	4.65 ± 0.89	5.03b
Mental health (SCL-90)
Somatization	2.06 ± 0.39	1.64 ± 0.67	4.47b
Obsessive-compulsive	2.10 ± 0.38	1.84 ± 0.71	2.71b
Interpersonal sensitivity	2.18 ± 3.78	1.92 ± 0.74	2.59a
Depression	2.11 ± 0.34	1.78 ± 0.66	3.68b
Anxiety	1.91 ± 0.26	1.81 ± 0.72	1.07
Hostility	2.22 ± 0.49	1.84 ± 0.74	3.56b
Phobic anxiety	2.09 ± 0.41	1.71 ± 0.79	3.58b
Paranoid ideation	2.17 ± 0.36	1.83 ± 0.67	3.75b
Psychoticism	2.08 ± 0.35	1.71 ± 0.75	3.72b
Additional items	2.17 ± 0.41	1.95 ± 0.66	2.29a
GSI	2.10 ± 0.46	1.79 ± 0.62	3.81b

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 between monogamous and polygamous. FAD: Family assessment device; SWLS: Satisfaction with life scale; SCL-90: Symptom checklist-90; GSI: Global severity index.