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Polygamy is considered a valid form of marriage in many countries and communities around the globe.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological symptoms, family function, marital satisfaction, life satisfaction and the degree of agreement with the practice of polygamy among \u2018senior wives\u2019 \u2013 the first wife in the polygamous marriage \u2013 and women in monogamous marriages in the West Bank, Palestine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Method: A convenience sample of 309 women, 187 from polygamous and 122 from monogamous families, participated in this study. All women from polygamous families were senior wives. The following instruments were deployed: the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD), the ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire, the SCL-90 mental health symptoms checklist, the Rosenberg self-esteem (SE) scale, the Diener et al. 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More women in polygamous marriages agreed with the practice of polygamy than their monogamous counterparts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: Practitioners and policy makers need to be aware of the consequences of polygamy on first wives and on society as whole.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0020764010387063","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,11,18]],"date-time":"2010-11-18T22:58:41Z","timestamp":1290121121000},"page":"79-86","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["A study of psychological symptoms, family function, marital and life satisfactions of polygamous and monogamous women: The Palestinian case"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Alean","family":"Al-Krenawi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Social Work, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John\u2019s NL, Canada, A1C 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