Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study
The mostly Muslim nation of Malaysia has been unwavering in its perceptions about the practice of polygamy. These perceptions remain negative, reflecting the lamentable experiences of various families involved in polygamy. The lack of exploration of positive elements in polygamous families causes co...
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| description | The mostly Muslim nation of Malaysia has been unwavering in its perceptions about the practice of polygamy. These perceptions remain negative, reflecting the lamentable experiences of various families involved in polygamy. The lack of exploration of positive elements in polygamous families causes conflicts and household problems to be difficult to resolve. Thefore, this study was conducted to ascertain the suitability of the interview questions and test the study objectives. This pilot study used a fully qualitative method and one family was interviewed. The results revealed that, harmonious environment, sharing open communication, responsiveness, sharing fun things, focusing on themselves, complementing each other, provision of God, not rigid, good communication, accustomized and integrating and understanding their role are the several major themes in the pattern of the relevant relationships. Further, all family members tend to perform very well, have mature minds and enjoy broader and better social networks to describe family functioning in the general context. This pilot study potrayed a functioning family involved in polygamy but also suggested some improvements to the content of questions, the criteria of potential respondents, and the time allocated, as well as an enhancement of communication between researchers and respondents. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:149052020-07-21T08:29:01Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14905/ Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study Muhammad Ajib Abd Razak, Intan Hashimah Mohd Hashim, Syazwani Drani, The mostly Muslim nation of Malaysia has been unwavering in its perceptions about the practice of polygamy. These perceptions remain negative, reflecting the lamentable experiences of various families involved in polygamy. The lack of exploration of positive elements in polygamous families causes conflicts and household problems to be difficult to resolve. Thefore, this study was conducted to ascertain the suitability of the interview questions and test the study objectives. This pilot study used a fully qualitative method and one family was interviewed. The results revealed that, harmonious environment, sharing open communication, responsiveness, sharing fun things, focusing on themselves, complementing each other, provision of God, not rigid, good communication, accustomized and integrating and understanding their role are the several major themes in the pattern of the relevant relationships. Further, all family members tend to perform very well, have mature minds and enjoy broader and better social networks to describe family functioning in the general context. This pilot study potrayed a functioning family involved in polygamy but also suggested some improvements to the content of questions, the criteria of potential respondents, and the time allocated, as well as an enhancement of communication between researchers and respondents. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14905/1/568-2067-1-SM.pdf Muhammad Ajib Abd Razak, and Intan Hashimah Mohd Hashim, and Syazwani Drani, (2020) Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 34 (2). pp. 144-156. ISSN 2289-8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/39 |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Ajib Abd Razak, Intan Hashimah Mohd Hashim, Syazwani Drani, Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
| title | Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
| title_full | Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
| title_short | Exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
| title_sort | exploration of relationship patterns and family functioning in polygamous families: a pilot study |
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